Absolutely adored this film. From a creative perspective this is a story of humanity that demonstrates "show don't tell". Full of nuance, intense, touching, profound. A 14 year old lives with his dying mother in a caravan near the sea in Montpelier, he has never met his father, he attends school, plays football and admires his neighbour's daughter. His mother is wasting away, she shares nothing of what's going on. Few characters have much to say to each other, we use our imagination to fill in the gaps. Victor turns up at the venue where his father is rehearsing. He is the conductor, …
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The Last Hammer Blow
Overview
When he first enters the Montpellier Opera House, Victor knows nothing about music. Nor does he know his father, Samuel Rovinski, who is there to conduct Mahler’s 6th symphony. To change the course of his suddenly uncertain future, for Nadia his mother, for Luna whom he has fallen in love with, Victor has decided to step out of the shadows. He’ll go as far as he needs to.
Release date
30/08/2014
Votes
23
Popularity
0.9
Original Soundtrack
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Then She Found Me
Broken English
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Since Otar Left
Baby Bootcamp
The Lies We Tell But the Secrets We Keep: Part 2
Letters from a Father
Body
Finnegan Begin Again
Bird
Love Comes Later
Thunderbirds
Private lesson: Meiki kyôiku
Selma
Losing Ground
Night
The Yellow Island
Kiss and Cry
Japanese Story
Meet Bill