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Before the Fall, 2004

Before the Fall

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The New York Times
If Before the Fall feels a tad overdetermined, it also feels emotionally honest. Calmly and carefully, Mr. Gansel makes large points with small scenes.
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  • by: Jeannette Catsoulis
San Francisco Chronicle
Like its singular central character, Before the Fall stands out from the pack.
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  • by: Ruthe Stein
Los Angeles Times
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...
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  • by: Kevin Thomas
The Onion (A.V. Club)
It's an emotionally chilly movie with a blank, inexpressive protagonist, but it gains cumulative force en route to a viscerally moving climax.
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  • by: Nathan Rabin
The Hollywood Reporter
This well-made World War II film from Germany is both a coming-of-age story and a critique of National Socialist ideology.
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  • by: Richard James Havis
TV Guide
All the paraphernalia so important to the image of the Reich, particularly the uniforms, are painstakingly rendered, bringing a heightened sense of realism to what might otherwise have been a romantic coming-of-age tale.
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  • by: Ken Fox
Salon.com
A potent and well-executed drama.
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  • by: Andrew O'Hehir
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