Fraught with over obvious symbolism, Hartley's early feature is nonetheless a joy to watch. Hal here shows us his uncanny ability to cast his characters perfectly came early in his career.
Adrienne Shelley is a near perfect foil to herself, equal parts annoying teen burgeoning in her sexuality (though using sex for several years); obsessed with doom and inspired by idealism gone wrong she is deceptively – and simultaneously – complex and simple. Her Audrey inspires so many levels of symbolism it is almost embarrassingly rich (e.g., her modeling career beginning with photos of her foot – culminating her doing nude (but unseen) work; Manhattan move; Europe trip; her stealing, then sleeping with the mechanics wrench, etc.)
As Josh, Robert Burke gives an absolutely masterful performance. A reformed prisoner/penitent he returns to his home town to face down past demons, accept his lot and begin a new life. Dressed in black, and repeatedly mistaken for a priest, he corrects everyone ("I'm a mechanic"), yet the symbolism is rich: he abstains from alcohol, he practices celibacy (is, in fact a virgin), and seemingly has taken on vows of poverty, and humility as well. The humility seems hardest to swallow seeming, at times, almost false, a pretense. Yet, as we learn more of Josh we see genuineness in his modesty, that his humility is indeed earnest and believable. What seems ironic is the character is fairly forthright in his simplicity, yet so richly drawn it becomes the viewer who wants to make him out as more than what he actually is. A fascinatingly written character, perfectly played.
The scene between Josh and Jane (a wonderful, young Edie Falco . . . "You need a woman not a girl") is hilarious . . . real. But Hartley can't leave it as such and his trick, having the actors repeat the dialogue over-and-over becomes frustratingly "arty" and annoying . . . until again it becomes hilarious. What a terrific sense of bizarre reality this lends the film (like kids in a perpetual "am not"/"are too" argument).
Hartley's weaves all of a small neighborhood's idiosyncrasies into a tapestry of seeming stereotypes but which delves far beneath the surface, the catalyst being that everyone believes they know what the "unbelievable truth" of the title is, yet no two people can agree (including our hero) on what exactly that truth is. A wonderful little movie with some big ideas.
跳舞那段看了好几遍，男主角一开始显得很油腻，后面就变得很清新可爱。诚意十足，漏得好多啊。
太好看了太好看了！！！柏林全场掌声雷动！！这不比主竞赛香吗！！全场女性都不能再共鸣了。女性的自卑，自信与困境。女导演女编辑太香了！
这种鸭子天价的吧？性其实没啥，吃饭睡觉和性一个东西，趁年轻，好好享受性吧！到老才来被开发新世界真的是一件挺悲哀的事情。（一定要正确并且全程使用安全套，无论对方是谁）
这种鸭子天价的吧？性其实没啥，吃饭睡觉和性一个东西，趁年轻，好好享受性吧！到老才来被开发新世界真的是一件挺悲哀的事情。（一定要正确并且全程使用安全套，无论对方是谁）
一 二 三 四
简单精悍，一个电影就一个场景，俩人（后面增加了一个场景和另外一个角色感觉略显鸡肋）力求只把一个事讲清楚，是我喜欢的
Emma Thompson 演的也太好了，男主有点接不住。结局最后的镜头完美！
年度十佳预定
抛开现实讲，影片里展现出来的真的是高素质、高情商、暖暖的善意和真诚
美貌和金钱才是硬通货，少了任何一个这个故事也就不存在了。
很硬的勾巴和很软的心肠，果然只存在于文艺作品之中🥲
电影，如此梦幻…………
简单精悍，一个电影就一个场景，俩人（后面增加了一个场景和另外一个角色感觉略显鸡肋）力求只把一个事讲清楚，是我喜欢的
今年目前看过最有趣最治愈的故事了。和想象的差不多，最后几分钟又超乎想象。艾玛姨演的真好啊！以及，真的有如此敬业的x工作者吗
Emma Thompson太通透了，完全释放自我的一次表演，光芒万丈！女性导演才能拍出的细腻和女性心理。
问：这个世界上做什么最快乐？答：爱。和自己。
汤普森阿姨依旧演技炸裂；男主有着古希腊雕塑般的诱惑。阿姨说，sexual fulfillment是很powerful的，让人alive。幸好没有等到老了才明白，感恩一路走来的那些人。
有些理想化了其实，清新得如同一场fantasy。（莫名发现自己好像更容易代入Leo这个角色及其职业，even as a woman）（Emma Thompson演得真是太好了）
一個人想要追尋真我永遠都不嫌晚。劇本設計大膽且有巧思，通過「優良的男性氣質」的代表 Leo ，以「經典男性氣質」自信地「教」Nancy 要丟掉世俗的規矩和自我束縛，並不斷地暗示他可以讓 Nancy 體驗高潮。但最後，Nancy 藉由女性自決的意識帶動了身體意識的覺醒，打破了「傳統女性氣質」的鐐銬，獲得了高潮體驗，煥發出全新的自我。Leo 的引導和陪伴很重要，但能掙脫自我束縛，走出社會教條規訓牢籠的，只有你自己。
很有伯格曼的感觉，空间局限在小房间里，看点在两人间的互动张力变化。Nancy太有趣了，前半段我一直在笑，以及没想到第一次居然是个从白天开始的case！看了大家的负面评价，看时完全没有想到那部分。我觉得影片的重点在“年老后渐成的女性主义新成员”，以及片子写男人的心理也写得挺好的。男主的劲儿有点儿陈伟霆。
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