House of Fools
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- Synopsis
- War brings together a disillusioned soldier and a sweet but delusional woman in this romantic comedy-drama from director Andrei Konchalovsky. A small Russian mental hospital near the border of Chechnya is home to a group of eccentric but harmless ......
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- Director(s)
- Andrei Konchalovsky
- Distributor(s)
- Paramount
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 104 min.
Critic Reviews
A superbly shot film of emotional extravagance, sentimentality and even humor, House of Fools is a film that is ultimately quite moving but which probably could only have been pulled off by a director steeped in that famous Russian soul. Read the full review
The masterstroke is the use of Bryan Adams, who seems like a joke when he first appears (the movie knows this), but is used by Konchalovsky in such a way that eventually be becomes the embodiment of the ability to imagine and dream--an ability, the movie implies, that's the only thing keeping these crazy people sane. Read the full review
This flamboyantly operatic anti-war film takes getting used to, though it leaves you with memorable images of madness, both poetic and military.Read the full review
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