Director Andreas Dresen is so busy breaking taboos that he almost forgets to include a story.
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07/10/09
Cloud 9 (2009)
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Reviews Counted:35
Fresh:32
Rotten:3
Average Rating:6.9/10
Consensus: A raw, intimate and emotional insight into romance for the superannuated featuring taboo-breaking insight into the sex-lives of the over 60s.
Rated: Not Rated
Genre: Dramas
Theatrical Release:Aug 14, 2009 Limited
Synopsis: A woman has to decide if she wants to stay with her husband after three decades together in this German drama with a comedic undertow. Inge (Ursula Werner) is an ordinary woman in her mid-60s who... [More]
Starring: Ursula Werner, Horst Rehberg, Horst Westphal, Steffi Kuehnert
Director: Andreas Dresen
Reviews for Cloud 9
This romance is powerful in fits and starts, capturing a golden-ager sensuality that almost never gets screen time -- at least not with this sort of unsentimental candor.
08/12/09
An unexpectedly gripping melodrama that draws you into the heart of a situation where no one emerges unscathed.
07/10/09
Sexual awakening isn't just for the young anymore.
08/10/09
Dresen's unpatronising focus upon a neglected generation almost contains the air of a radical experiment.
07/10/09
Brave, provocative and deeply poignant with a raw and heartfelt performance by Ursula Werner. It's easily one of the most powerfully emotional films of the year.
08/18/09
As an in-your-face way of confronting ageism, it certainly does the trick, although I'm still feeling a bit queasy having just watched a granny drop her bloomers.
07/10/09
Poignant, lightly philosophical and beautifully performed.
07/10/09
...the film's inability to consistently hold the viewer's interest ultimately lessens its overall impact.
04/13/09
The film may not be a masterpiece but it is tender, truthful and acted with great sensitivity.
07/10/09
This German melodrama has its share of problems (uncertain tone, unsatisfying closure), but in its many good moments, it offers a honest portrait of sex among the elderly, which is an almost taboo subject in American movies.
08/29/09
Explores with emotional intelligence an elderly woman's passionate love affair and the ways it transforms her life.
08/13/09
a sincere, thoughtful tale of the human heart
08/16/09
Mr. Dresen and his actors create an atmosphere of reckless vulnerability that’s immediately compelling and artistically intriguing. We want to explore this relationship further.
08/26/09
Top CriticDresen shows the events with a matter-of-fact clarity and patience, with a lack of editing or obnoxious musical score; the tone is startlingly quiet.
09/10/09
A surprisingly poignant experience. You’ll never look at your granddad the same way again.
07/10/09
Literally and figuratively blows the sheets off the taboo subject of geriatric sexuality.
08/18/09
Manages to be vital, wrenching and even humorous yet does not deny the omnipresence of mortality.
08/28/09
Top CriticCompelling German drama about a 67-year-old seamstress who is not content to wait out the final part of her life "aging gracefully."
08/14/09
A moving, superbly acted drama about the breakdown of a marriage.
07/09/09
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