There's a persistent theatrical sentiment and a woozy quality to the manner of the storytelling, which undercuts the devastatingly telling impact of utter loss personified in the film's simple title.
All My Loved Ones (2000)
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Reviews Counted:11
Fresh:7
Rotten:4
Average Rating:6.3/10
Theatrical Release:Aug 14, 2002 Limited
Synopsis: Director Matej Minac's first feature, ALL MY LOVED ONES, tells the story of a Czech-Jewish family during World War II and how Nicholas Winton, a man who saved hundreds of Czech-Jewish children,... Director Matej Minac's first feature, ALL MY LOVED ONES, tells the story of a Czech-Jewish family during World War II and how Nicholas Winton, a man who saved hundreds of Czech-Jewish children, helped to rescue them from the Nazis. As in many Holocaust stories, Minac's feature combines elements of heroism, pure horror at the events in question, and complex personal emotions. This tale of survival and an ordinary person working to do good in the face of evil, and at great personal risk, is inspiring, if a bit familiar. [More]
Starring: Rupert Graves, Josef Abrham, Jiri Bartoska, Hanna Dunowska
Starring: Rupert Graves, Josef Abrham, Jiri Bartoska, Hanna Dunowska
Director: Matej Minac
Director: Matej Minac
Studio: Northern Arts Entertainment
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Reviews for All My Loved Ones
Sensitive ensemble performances and good period reconstruction add up to a moving tragedy with some buoyant human moments.
The movie is loaded with good intentions, but in his zeal to squeeze the action and our emotions into the all-too-familiar dramatic arc of the Holocaust escape story, Minac drains his movie of all individuality.
A tone of rueful compassion ... reverberates throughout this film, whose meaning and impact is sadly heightened by current world events.
Jirí Hubac’s script is a gem. His characters are engaging, intimate and the dialogue is realistic and greatly moving. The scope of the Silberstein family is large and we grow attached to their lives, full of strength, warmth and vitality..
As banal as the telling may be -- and at times, All My Loved Ones more than flirts with kitsch -- the tale commands attention.
It's truly awful and heartbreaking subject matter, but one whose lessons are well worth revisiting as many times as possible.
The film is so packed with subplots involving the various Silbersteins that it feels more like the pilot episode of a TV series than a feature film.
It offers a glimpse of the Solomonic decision facing Jewish parents in those turbulent times: to save their children and yet to lose them.
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