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Farewell (2009)
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Summary: In the vein of The Lives Of Others and based on an incredible true story, FAREWELL is an espionage film about events that changed history. In 1981, Colonel Grigoriev (Kusturica) of the KGB, disenchanted with the Communist ideal, decides he is going to change the world. Discreetly, he makes contact with Pierre (Canet), a French engineer working in Moscow (imdb)
AKA: L'affaire Farewell
Country: France
Directed By: Christian Carion
More information at the Internet Movie Database
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na buttercup
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na polanski28
75
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na sergebarber
40
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na hazelhawks
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na Mr.Ocean
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na cmq2
70
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na lebasi
3
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na jborregana
78
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na screentime
71
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na AVclub
7
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na moretso
75
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na corruptelite
71
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na stokehusk
70
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na stoker
70
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na Piglet
72
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na filmcricket
82
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na sozdere
88
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na Grum
40
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na Kel
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na jonas01radio
85
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na Theodora
78
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na koruthaiolos
69
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na stuie299
90
T9
This isn't an action packed spy thriller. Its more of a spy drama. Lots of dialogue in this movie fleshed out with beautiful cinematography. The two leads give outstanding performances. Although some of the dialogue falls flat for minor characters, overall it was a highly intriguing film that manged to keep my interest. The ending was especially poignant. Stylistically this is just the kind of film I love.
na lojze
53
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na mlightle3
80
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It's pretty damn tight. Less about espianoge and more about the men caught up in a movement bigger than both of them, and involving all the super powers in the world.
na Shora
75
T4
na wmelton
80
T7
na sonique
77
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na CinematicESP
81
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A solid thriller, even if the thrills are subtle. Kusturica and Canet keep you thoroughly invested. However, the goofy scenes with the American characters distract from the otherwise effective drama.
na frnk23
75
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na alcyon
60
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na hoolie
80
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na Paudie
61
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na imdb
70
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na Vmfs
6
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na TnS
50
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na astrakhan
77
T6
A fairly solid espionage drama from the point of view of a French worker in Moscow. The film's strength is its portrayal of the interesting relationships between the two men, their wives, families and colleagues. Then the spy stuff comes along, and it's all a bit too easy and lacking in tension. There are a few decent suspenseful sequences but overall the film falls into the no man's land between two genres. I cared more about the famillies than the spies, so on some level it missed its mark.
na pinematr
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na ozgur.macit
91
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na NRM01
57
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na oucho
80
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na OzGrenouille
85
T6
na Groucho
30
T6
"Carion's film admirably resists overselling the material: it's an espionage film, with no comic-book theatrics"
na Mr.Cinema
58
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na medrec
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na bmmello
81
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na schnofel
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na feritguney
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na shlomiaz
82
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na jmsenise
75
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na richardmears
88
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na muku25
69
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na filmaffinity
63
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na Meta Critic
74
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na rcpcanbaz
45
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na kafkalamak
60
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na dr. radical
63
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na kastenm
67
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na amichaz
75
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na jakartan
71
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na Tavington
86
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Great cold war thriller. Kusturica and Canet are just superb.
na Sgabriel
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na numan
86
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na tomatometer
85
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na Moribunny
58
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Contrary to what the summary contends, all L'Affaire Farewell has in common with the inferior Lives of Others is the same decade and side of the iron curtain. It is in fact derivative of Martin Ritt's superior The Spy Who Came In from the Cold, which also deals with how individuals become expendable to western nations in the grand game of cold war espionage, but does it much better and harder-hitting. It's nice to see Kusturica acting, but his time is still better spent directing.
na IMDb-byvotes
69
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na salty dog
70
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na ManInBlack
7
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na avgcrtckr
64
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na gert
55
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na twisp
55
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na bokmok
95
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na daria.wrazen
74
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na TonyS.
85
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na kangadoodoo
60
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na saycho
75
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na creck
70
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na rahsan
78
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na xav2nice
69
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Average Tier 6.41 from 79 Rankings rss