Courier at the movies – Alone in Berlin
The first of many movie reviews we plan to bring you
The Courier is proud to release our first movie review, with the co-operation of Peter Davey, from Dundee Cellular. Our first film under review is a hidden gem, released in 2016, and is called Alone in Berlin.
The film is about the lives of Otto and Elise Hampel, played by Brendan Gleeson and Emma Thompson, a working-class couple who created a simple method of protest while living in Berlin during the early years of World War II.
They composed postcards denouncing Hitler‘s government and left them in public places around the city. The film has a somber tone, and somehow never generates the tension or dread that this couple must have been dealing with on a daily basis for so long.
In fact, Alexandre Desplat’s score seems to fit a movie much more intense than what we are watching on screen.
Mr. Gleeson delivers his usual grounded and believable performance despite a script that could have used a bit more potency.
The film does deliver the always powerful message of having no regrets when you are standing up for what’s right. Powerful film. Go watch it.
