The Clockmaker

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Scott R @ScottR 5h NYT 1000 films. Was almost epic, but it left me thinking that this was a film about nothing that especially mattered. I did enjoy the French culture and exploring Lyon though. RUS. See more Ed . @RT01276001 Aug 29 Make time to see this slow moving but gripping film. Unless you have ADHD. See more helder f @uniquecliches 01/11/2024 A journey of a man (a clockmaker) who learns that his son committed a crime and tries to understand his motives. The whole movie has a sort of slow pace that appears to echo the man's mind: a quiet turmoil, with a few moments of agitation. The movie feels like a poem and at times is extraordinarily slow, but it's still worth the watch. One leaves the movie without knowing much about this man, but with the feeling that we somewhat connected with him... And we respect his quietness. Perhaps, the same feeling the character has in regard to his son. See more 04/18/2011 I came upon this film from a Siskel & Ebert special in which they reviewed overlooked movies from the 1970s, and while I found the performances to be strong, the story seemed more like a real-life event instead of something cinematic. For instance, the titular clockmaker does not attempt to talk to his son after he has killed a man, instead preferring to let the police arrest him before approaching his son. In a film, he would have rushed to his son in a heartbeat because that is what a movie requires of its characters. Instead, we have a very ponderous film that has the clockmaker glumly walking through the streets while occasionally talking with the police chief or someone tenuously connected to his son. You might enjoy the film more than I did, but then again that's the great thing about art, its subjectivity. See more 09/01/2009 An interesting political movie. Good acting. Jean Rochefort is awesome in the part of the bad cop. A real sadic. Lyon is a beautiful city.... See more 01/07/2009 J' aurais bien aimé lire le livre. Je suis certaine que c' est encore meilleur. See more Read all reviews

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