Directed by:
Volker SchlöndorffCinematography:
Jérôme AlmérasComposer:
Max RichterCast:
Stellan Skarsgård, Nina Hoss, Niels Arestrup, Robert Seeliger, Susanne Wolff, Daniel Brunet, Francis Boespflug, Isioma Laborde-Edozien, Ray Wiederhold (more)Plots(1)
It is winter in Montauk, at the far end of Long Island. There are two deck chairs on the windswept beach. The chairs are waiting for two people who have, for a long time, been lost to each other. He is a writer and has come from Berlin. She is a New York lawyer. Many years before, they had a fling, but they were too young to know they had each met the love of their lives. Now they have come back to Montauk, filled with regret and hope. The bodies remember. It feels for them like the next day after the last one they were together. They do not know if it is possible to reverse time. In Montauk, they find out. (Gaumont)
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The best thing in this film is the introductory monologue of Stellan Skarsgård’s character, which presents its philosophical
message. This message is then explored in the form of a story, which is entertaining thanks to the great actors (I
really liked Skarsgård’s direct questions in the dialogue), but overall I missed a more clearly defined directorial
concept that would build up the dramatic poignancy of the individual scenes. Return to Montauk is a decent take on
an ever-pressing theme, albeit a little bland and forgettable.
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It’s a bland romance film, or rather the return of the past to the present life of one author. The film basically just serves to showcase Stellan Skarsgård's acting abilities, which he succeeds in doing, especially when he has monologues (readings) that are a truly intense viewing experience.
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