A Thousand Times Goodnight Reviews
Sorry girls, I like taking pictures of people dying and putting myself in danger more than being your mom.
A strong and emotional story about the cruelty of war in contrast to the safety of peace, dwelling in the tragic face of a conflict photographer, well portrayed by Juliette Binoche, who's life is a constant struggle to show people in the safe world what true human pain is. Director Erik Poppe has been there himself and makes a difficult balance act on the edges of this issue.
Has great potential but is lacking in character development and feels frayed in terms of the storyline and dialogue.
It's never easy to be a wartime journalist. One could never understand what sacrifices have they made behind their fame and success. Exhilarating performance from Juliette Binoche.
A very nicely shot film that attempts to tackle a number of difficult issues and, despite one oddly off-topic scene to do with nuclear waste that seems completely out-of-place, it mostly succeeds. Juliette Binoche's most excellent performance is the driving force, but her character is also the main reason why I can't bring myself to give this movie a higher rating as she consistently makes decisions that are going to cause her loved ones pain and anguish which led it to be, at least for me, a rather frustrating and dissatisfying experience.
Wife and mother photographer goes where no one wants to go to record awful events, war time events. Hubby is all against it and it becomes a case of divorce.Hubby does not have much love, frankly. Maybe even a bit psychopathic himself. Juliette contributed significantly to the film story as well. Well done, excellently acted. I'm still all peeved at this story. Grrrr.
Incredible performance. Believable portrait of the life of a crisis photographer conflicting with the reality of family unity.
Poppe's excellent directing is evident in this beautifully filmed drama. The exquisite performances deliver the powerful meaning behind this great story.
Emotionally filled drama enhanced by beautiful filming and wonderful performances that deliver the perfect tone for such a story.
Just watched this bueatiful movie tonight and it will haunt me for some time. So many questions left unanswered, just like real life. As a soldier with some limited combat experience, I understand the adrenaline rush and the almost out of body experience that takes over in a stressful situation. I did not see enough actual combat to become numb to emotions as portrayed here but I think it is realistic to think that a war correspondent with frequent assignments could do so, just as our troops who had repeated deploymentscould develop PTSD. There is so much of this woman beginning story left untold. As are the questions about the Afghanistan women's motivations. But those questions are what makes this movie stick with you!
Very interesting, very intimate, feels autobiographical even. Juliette Binoche is so good, and Lauryn Canny who plays the elder daughter is amazing!
This is a pretty good attempt to show the personal dichotomy between work and home, and professionalism over family.
There was something disturbing in this film. Maybe it was the fact that the photographer was involved in suicide bombings. Maybe the fact that she seems not to care about her family, or the fact that she is obsessed in doing the right thing, or what she thinks to be the right thing. One thing is sure, I wish to have the house and the connected sea shore they have!!!