Sonia

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08/30/2009 Why do German movies love to indulge in long pregnant pauses? This one is no exception. Ho-hum. See more 08/16/2008 Good movie... sad ending See more 07/10/2008 (you) who knew but did not choose to believe. See more 12/16/2007 Sonja is a warm film about a cold world. It is also a rather slow and thoughtful film. A great part of the dialogue is in fact body language which shouldn't really surprise anyone since the director is Finnish and the settings are German. The acting is very convincing and realistic, although I believe that for the most part it comes from the fact that the actors don't really have "to act". Portraying an "ordinary" German girl shouldn't be very difficult for somebody who herself can be described as an "ordinary" German girl. And the same goes for the other characters in the film. In fact, they seem so ordinary that it feels like you've met them yourself sometime just passing through those dreary blocks of flats in East Berlin or anywhere else in Europe. In this respect, it reminds me of another German film, "Nachbarinnen" ("Neighbours"). The beauty of them both lies not in grand settings or a riveting drama, but the simplicity of the complicated. Enough said. (read more on http://andysfilmworld.blogspot.com) See more 10/24/2007 watching a teenage girl feeling all moody for 80 minutes? No, thanks See more 09/19/2007 A poignant, bittersweet film about growing up and coming to terms with life and with yourself. It's well acted by a predominantly young cast, whose performances make up for a script that (unless it lost a lot in the subtitling) is sometimes a little clumsy and obvious. Sonja's uncertainty about her sexual orientation drives much of the simple plot, but what this film captures best is the awkwardness, frustrations and angry silences of adolescence. My sympathy for, and interest in, the central character became a little strained by the fact that she basically spends most of the film sulking - but then, from what I can remember, life in one's mid-teens really is a lot like that. See more Read all reviews

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