Beauty and the Beast (1991) Critic Reviews
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Commands attention from its very first frame and never lets up right through the fade-out. It is a splendid example of classic screen storytelling with no false steps, and Gansel's understated approach pays off with resounding emotional effect and meaning.Read the full review
Like its singular central character, Before the Fall stands out from the pack.Read the full review
It's an emotionally chilly movie with a blank, inexpressive protagonist, but it gains cumulative force en route to a viscerally moving climax.Read the full review
If Before the Fall feels a tad overdetermined, it also feels emotionally honest. Calmly and carefully, Mr. Gansel makes large points with small scenes.Read the full review
This well-made World War II film from Germany is both a coming-of-age story and a critique of National Socialist ideology.Read the full review
Unusually compelling, even if it's treacly enough to be "The Chorus" in goose step.Read the full review
An intermittently gripping story about an idealistic young boxer who becomes disillusioned with the Third Reich during his elite training, Napola is finally KO'd by an overdose of Nazi fetishism.Read the full review
