DANIEL BRUHL SPECIAL: LOVE IN THOUGHTS

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D: Achim von Borries
Daniel Brühl, August Diehl, Anna Maria Mühe, Jana Pallaske.

A posthumous look at the last days of Gunther Scheller, told by his best friend, poet Paul Krantz.

I should begin by saying that I'm a sucker for WWI, WWII and between-war movies/series. I've always felt that I lived in that time on a previous life, the music alone makes my skin go crazy. So this movie had bonus points before it began.

I'm not really sure if this is a German thing, but the movie felt different from the beginning. The lighting stands out immediately, as well as the simple outfits and the general 'look' of the era. It wasn't fastuous (it couldn't be, considering the times), but it felt very elegant and sophisticated all the same.

The story unfolds during a weekend, when Gunther and Paul go to the countryside. They're best friends and they've made a pact: life is not worth living if they don't have love; they swear to end their lives once they no longer feel any love, but they will take along those who took their love from them.

Obviously, the weekend is full of revelations, treason, love, passion, music, bromance and doom. They're young, they're in love and they're pretty while doing so.

As you know, I'm watching these movies for Daniel Bruhl, but I found myself caring more or being more impressed, if you will, by August Diehl's character, Gunther. He was simply delicious as the heartbroken best friend. His performance was very subtle, all in the looks and the posture, and I love really silent-yet-powerful performances.

It's a very pretty movie that I strongly recommend watching. It's got love, music, blood, deception, boys being boys (we all love that!), and very pretty people being all angsty. That's gotta get your attention, no?

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