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The Stoneraft (2002)
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Reviews Counted:5
Fresh:2
Rotten:3
Average Rating:4.7/10
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: One day, following an earthquake not registered by a single seismograph, a massive crack suddenly appears in the earth's crust along the border between Spain and France. The Iberian Peninsula is... One day, following an earthquake not registered by a single seismograph, a massive crack suddenly appears in the earth's crust along the border between Spain and France. The Iberian Peninsula is set adrift and, having been borne hither and thither on the Atlantic Ocean, embarks on an unshakeable westward course, floating like a gigantic stone raft. All that is left behind is Gibraltar, perched lonely on its rock. How do the floating population manage? The Spanish and Portuguese are abruptly shaken from their everyday lives. In droves, they abandon their homes along the coast in fear of catastrophe and move inland, where they wander restlessly. But there are portents: a young woman, Joana, draws a line in the ground with a stick that cannot be erased; the fisherman Joaquim throws a heavy boulder into the waves that defies gravity; the teacher José's every move is followed by a huge flock of starlings; the pharmacist Pedro is the only one in his remote corner of Spain who can feel the earth shake, and an endless woolen thread spins itself from the hands of farmer Maria. It seems that all of these portents have a single aim: for these people to meet. They too flee and begin to wander: three men, two women and a dog brought together by chance -- or fate. They travel in an old 2CV and later, forced by circumstances, by horse and cart. Love blossoms within the group, and in the course of their wanderings the protagonists discover unexpected riddles within themselves - and the solutions to them. The STONERAFT is a prophetic saga and a magical fairytale about love between people blessed with intuition. -- © MGS Film [More]
Starring: Ana Padrao, Gabino Diego, Iciar Bollain
Starring: Ana Padrao, Gabino Diego, Iciar Bollain
Director: George Sluizer
Director: George Sluizer
Reviews for The Stoneraft
drifts away from the audiences just as the peninsula drifts away from the continent
The film is nostalgic, visually stunning, and a lot of fun. If you had to be stranded on a floating island, these would be great people to hang out with.
The quest-journey is weighted with self-conscious but empty lines, and so deliberate is the pacing that the actors seem to have drifted off as well.
The bulk of the film is marred by a contrived effort to appear obscure, though a meditative finale ultimately provides some food for thought.
The film is a low-key disaster picture, made about characters who are inward, thoughtful, talkative.
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