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The Wall

Original title: Die Wand
  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
7.7K
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The Wall (2012)
A woman inexplicably finds herself cut off from all human contact when an invisible, unyielding wall suddenly surrounds the countryside. Accompanied by her loyal dog Lynx, she becomes immersed in a world untouched by civilization and ruled by the laws of nature.
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A woman finds herself inexplicably cut off from all human contact when an invisible, unyielding wall suddenly surrounds the landscape.A woman finds herself inexplicably cut off from all human contact when an invisible, unyielding wall suddenly surrounds the landscape.A woman finds herself inexplicably cut off from all human contact when an invisible, unyielding wall suddenly surrounds the landscape.

  • Director
    • Julian Pölsler
  • Writers
    • Marlen Haushofer
    • Julian Pölsler
  • Stars
    • Martina Gedeck
    • Luchs von Kyffhäuserbach
    • Karlheinz Hackl
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    7.7K
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    • Director
      • Julian Pölsler
    • Writers
      • Marlen Haushofer
      • Julian Pölsler
    • Stars
      • Martina Gedeck
      • Luchs von Kyffhäuserbach
      • Karlheinz Hackl
    • 85User reviews
    • 71Critic reviews
    • 67Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 15 nominations total

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    Martina Gedeck
    Martina Gedeck
    • Woman
    Luchs von Kyffhäuserbach
    • Luchs
    Karlheinz Hackl
    Karlheinz Hackl
    • Hugo
    • (as Karl Heinz Hackl)
    Ulrike Beimpold
    • Luise
    Julia Gschnitzer
    • Cottager
    Hans-Michael Rehberg
    Hans-Michael Rehberg
    • Cottager
    Wolfgang M. Bauer
    • Man
    • (as Wolfgang Maria Bauer)
    • Director
      • Julian Pölsler
    • Writers
      • Marlen Haushofer
      • Julian Pölsler
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    7tobydale

    I rather liked this

    Hard to write this without spoilers, but here goes...

    The Wall is not sci-fi, and it's not what a lot of other reviewers seem to think either. It's not a bad film at all.

    Deliberately set in a beautiful but challenging place - the place the central character inhabits, The Wall could be about any boundary between ourselves and the outside world. It's very solitary, very existential, very personal. I rather liked this: an inner journey.

    Superbly photographed, The Wall is worth watching just for this.

    Speaking personally, to me it's obvious what the sub-text is. I won't name it, but the symbolism is clear: a white crow, two animals giving birth, a single mature woman alone, a companion who can be no more than that. There are other more subtle symbols too.

    At root, The Wall is an exploration of extreme isolation, and a realisation of what that really means.
    7doug_park2001

    "Following invisible trails"

    THE WALL is an interesting--though people who want a really tangible storyline and/or fast action and suspense might choose the word "boring"--little film.

    How to describe it? Quiet, somber, original, going deep without trying too hard. Fantastic in the most literal sense. Well-acted and well-filmed: The Austrian Alpine scenery, perhaps the single best thing about THE WALL, is just spectacular. Still, there are a number of plot-holes and incomplete threads, things that don't add up and are not apparently supposed to--"Kafkaesque" is another word that kept running through my mind as I watched.

    Though it's nothing great, I'm happy to have seen THE WALL and, most of all, am eager to read the original novel by Marlen Haushofer, which, even if it doesn't make completely logical sense, based on the reviews, apparently has more sense of completion.
    8sarahmoens

    Connectedness by isolation

    What a beautiful story this is. I can understand why Julian Pölsler wanted to film his favorite book of Marlen Haushofer, a book that I've now added to my to read list.

    The scenery of Austria is so beautiful. Experiencing the country through all the seasons would have been enough for me to watch the movie. But the movie is so much more than just beautiful scenery. The plot made me profoundly think about humanity, nature, life... and if a movie succeeds in doing that it deserves merit. I also like that multiple interpretations can apply to the movie, since it has a certain symbolical feel to it, rather than being a science fiction or utopian/dystopian story. I for example see a lot of parallels with someone who has a depression, not being able to fight an invisible wall, struggling to do everyday tasks in order to survive, feeling alienated.

    It's great how the connectedness with nature is illustrated. How we depend on nature and how nature depends on us. How we humans are gods who are able to choose to kill or let live, who can choose to kill the very nature that makes us survive.

    Perhaps for people who have read the book, the movie doesn't add more than beautiful scenery and a good acting performance by Martina Gedeck and not to forget dog Luchs, but for me it's definitely worth the 8*.
    10juan-f-gonz

    Haunting masterpiece

    A woman, a dog, one of the most beautiful places of the world. It's hard to say more about this movie without saying too much.

    It has a very well crafted, tight script, well chosen music and great cinematography, both in plain light and in deep darkness, in open land and closed quarters.

    There is no waste in this film, everything fits. The acting is nuanced, controlled. The sense of menace is achieved with lighting and camera work. No false scares, no misleadings, no cheap shocks.

    This tale of survival and endurance, ultimately about the meaning of humanity, is a moving masterpiece that will stay with me a long time.
    6justahunch-70549

    Unusual

    I came here after viewing this very odd film and I expected to read an equal amount of bad and good reviews and I wasn't incorrect. I'm sort of in the middle. This is most assuredly not a film for everyone. It has to be classified as science fiction, but it rarely feels like one. A woman goes to spend a weekend in a isolated cabin and is kept captive by some sort of invisible wall or force field of some sort. Rather than sci-fi, this plays like some sort of cerebral meditation on the joys and pain of loneliness, mostly the latter. This film also involves numerous animals and the trapped character's connection with them. Some of this aspect is touching, but some of it is difficult to watch, especially one scene. This is no doubt slow as some have been critical of, but I found quite a bit of it sort of intriguing. It is a one woman show starring the acclaimed German actress, Martina Gedeck. There were a few things that annoyed me, primarily a couple of things not explored, but overall this is an interesting film for the serious minded viewer.

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Official submission of Austria to the Oscars 2014 best foreign language film category.
    • Goofs
      When she goes to bed for the first night, it's dark outside. Later she explains she went to bed at 9pm on this May day. It's nowhere near dark at 9pm in that region, especially with DST.
    • Quotes

      Woman: Now I am completely calm. I see a little bit further. I see this is not the end yet. Everything goes on. Taurus, Pearl and Luchs will not return. But something new is approaching, and I cannot escape it. The memory, the grief and the fear will remain and there will be hard work as long as I live.

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    • Can anyone help me by telling where can i watch this movie??I have searched everywhere. Its not available on netflix or amazon prime & neither on any torrent engine!!Please help
    • Not worth watching. You could close your eyes and listen to it like an audible book.

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 5, 2012 (Austria)
    • Countries of origin
      • Austria
      • Germany
    • Official sites
      • Official site (Austria)
      • Official site (France)
    • Language
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Die Wand
    • Filming locations
      • Salzkammergut, Austria
    • Production companies
      • Coop99 Filmproduktion
      • Starhaus Filmproduktion
      • Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $38,674
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,188
      • Jun 2, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,889,260
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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