I love the book from Daniel Glattauer this movie is based on.
It was the first that I read or rather heard three times. This was also due to the excellent job of the readers of the audio book. In addition, I saw a play depicting the story on stage.
This being the third version I saw is also the third with excellent actors.
To me this story seems very difficult to realize as an actor as in most scenes you don't have a direct partner and the audience watches the protagonists while they're thinking. And it was never boring. I was always able to grasp the motivation and emotion.
Also, what was said already, camera, music and settings where very well chosen. I also like most of the ideas that were using the advantage of a film compared to a book to make the characters and their interactions more perceptible.
There were a few essentials points of the story though that I missed in that film.
First being Leos analysis of Emma being the start of it all. In the movie it was a short sentence. In the book, the reader understood Leos passion for language by his elaboration. I also like the idea of Emma calling herself Emmi instead of Leo giving her that name.
At least I would have expected that Emma got suspicious at the end when Bernhard called her so that he not just had a hunch but indeed spied on her. In the book her explanation made sense that he just discovered her other personality. In addition, Leo was quiet fast switching communication to Emma while he was expecting a reply from his girlfriend. The pain I believed Leo had in the book, where it took weeks for both to communicate again by coincidence, was over quiet fast apparently just by a "blablabla" and some insults.
Second, the process when they heard their voices for the first time was very elementary to me in the book but dropped in the film.
Third, their meeting in the Café missed the fun part with Emma describing all the poor men that have not allowed to be Leo. And more crucial her description who she excluded of the possibility of being Leo as for example the seem-to-be-handsome man with his beautiful arm candy.
I also missed there a central sentence of Leo, saying that he doesn't care which version of Emma is the real one as he has his own in mind.
Fourth, I missed Emmas trials to bring Leo together with one of her friends. That would have had more value than Leos sister trying to do so. And her persuasions that they both would meet so that Bernhard's urge to have it happenes is more understandable.
Bernhard seemed in general not as much in love with her as the book suggested.
All critics aside I feel a huge respect for the regisseur to bring such a story with all the feelings and suspense it evokes on screen as I find this really challenging.
What I find really impressing and moving for example is the "core" scene when Leo saves Emma from the North Wind. And I enjoyed how the relationship of Leo and his sister as well as between Emma and the kids was presented in the movie.
It was the first that I read or rather heard three times. This was also due to the excellent job of the readers of the audio book. In addition, I saw a play depicting the story on stage.
This being the third version I saw is also the third with excellent actors.
To me this story seems very difficult to realize as an actor as in most scenes you don't have a direct partner and the audience watches the protagonists while they're thinking. And it was never boring. I was always able to grasp the motivation and emotion.
Also, what was said already, camera, music and settings where very well chosen. I also like most of the ideas that were using the advantage of a film compared to a book to make the characters and their interactions more perceptible.
There were a few essentials points of the story though that I missed in that film.
First being Leos analysis of Emma being the start of it all. In the movie it was a short sentence. In the book, the reader understood Leos passion for language by his elaboration. I also like the idea of Emma calling herself Emmi instead of Leo giving her that name.
At least I would have expected that Emma got suspicious at the end when Bernhard called her so that he not just had a hunch but indeed spied on her. In the book her explanation made sense that he just discovered her other personality. In addition, Leo was quiet fast switching communication to Emma while he was expecting a reply from his girlfriend. The pain I believed Leo had in the book, where it took weeks for both to communicate again by coincidence, was over quiet fast apparently just by a "blablabla" and some insults.
Second, the process when they heard their voices for the first time was very elementary to me in the book but dropped in the film.
Third, their meeting in the Café missed the fun part with Emma describing all the poor men that have not allowed to be Leo. And more crucial her description who she excluded of the possibility of being Leo as for example the seem-to-be-handsome man with his beautiful arm candy.
I also missed there a central sentence of Leo, saying that he doesn't care which version of Emma is the real one as he has his own in mind.
Fourth, I missed Emmas trials to bring Leo together with one of her friends. That would have had more value than Leos sister trying to do so. And her persuasions that they both would meet so that Bernhard's urge to have it happenes is more understandable.
Bernhard seemed in general not as much in love with her as the book suggested.
All critics aside I feel a huge respect for the regisseur to bring such a story with all the feelings and suspense it evokes on screen as I find this really challenging.
What I find really impressing and moving for example is the "core" scene when Leo saves Emma from the North Wind. And I enjoyed how the relationship of Leo and his sister as well as between Emma and the kids was presented in the movie.
