The Man Who Knew 75 Languages
The Man Who Knew 75 Languages
| 13 June 2017 (USA)
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Learning a language is like falling in love. But when this great linguist's love for a princess was denied, he just fell in love with her 75 times more. The film is about the remarkable life of a poor priest's son – Georg Julius Justus Sauerwein and his life-long love for Princess Elisabeth of Wied, later Queen of Romania. This is a psychological drama about a brilliant but complex man. His humanitarian values were far ahead of his time. In his day, he was the most vilified person in the German press. Based on Sauerwein's letters and other written sources and narrated from the first person, the film merges the classic fairytale with documentary realism, both in script and visual design, pushing the boundaries of documentary.

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Inadvands

Boring, over-political, tech fuzed mess

Doomtomylo

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

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Helllins

It is both painfully honest and laugh-out-loud funny at the same time.

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Guillelmina

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

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