Läif a Séil
Directed by:
Loïc TansonCast:
Sophie Mousel, Timothy Wagner, Jules Werner, Luc Schiltz, Philippe Thelen, Marie Jung, Jeanne Werner, Larisa Faber, Konstantin Rommelfangen, Tommy Schlesser (more)Plots(1)
Helene returns to her native village, a community that suffers from the patriarchal tyranny of the Graff family. The young woman, outraged by the despotic treatment of her family and the rest of the inhabitants of the area, will initiate a plan to take revenge and put an end to the aristocratic and absolutist class that is decimating her fellow citizens. (Sitges Film Festival)
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We don’t ever see many Luxembourgian films, especially not historical films from the dark periods of the country’s history. This gritty German-language contribution to the historical genre is thus all the more rare. The Last Ashes is surprising with its cold-blooded rawness starting with the black-and-white prologue. The squalor and tyranny can still be felt in the color continuation of the story about a determined (and pretty) avenger, though not as intensely. Despite the viewer-pleasing revenge motif, the film is heavy with dialogue and in the depiction of the characters; it could even be said that it’s ponderous, hobbling the viewer’s catharsis like one of the supporting characters with severed Achilles tendons. However, that heavy-handedness in some ways suits the cruel historical period and the dark tone of the narrative.
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