You know when you get to the end of a film and think: “But nothing’s happened?”
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
I love when competent directors go out on limbs and give us something experimental, visually dazzling, and so thought-provoking that it stays in your mind for days.
"Nevrland" accomplishes all of this, highlighted by the bravura performances of Simon Frühwirth and Paul Forman.
This film is from Austria, a small country which doesn't produce a lot of films, but when it does, they are generally far ahead of anything coming from Hollywood (just look at the Austrian entries for the Oscars this year and last: "Corsage" and Große Freiheit").
Yes: the film is in both German and English and, unless you are bi- or multilingual, you will need subtitles. Get used to it as America continues to spill out drivel like "Knock at the Cabin", "The Whale" (almost unwatchable), and "Everything Everywhere" (totally unwatchable - I have tried twice and can't get past 30 minutes).
