The Broken Circle Breakdown (2012)
'The Broken Circle Breakdown' narrates the love story of Elise and Didier. She has her own tattoo shop, he plays the banjo in a band. It's love at first sight, in spite of their many, great differences. Their happiness knows no bounds when their daughter Maybelle is born. But at age six Maybelle falls terribly ill. Didier and Elise respond in completely different ways. But Maybelle does not leave them any choice: they will have to fight for her life together. (filmfestival.be)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Felix Van Groeningen
Written By: Carl Joos, Felix Van Groeningen
Starring: Johan Heldenbergh, Veerle Baetens, Geert Van Rampelberg, Jan Bijvoet, Robbie Cleiren, Nell Cattrysse, Blanka Heirman, Nils De Caster, Bert Huysentruyt
Country: Belgium
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The Broken Circle Breakdown belongs to 17 collections
1. Illness (collaborative: moderated by djross - 2 stars)
2. Non-linear (collaborative: moderated by djross - 19 stars)
3. Best Foreign Film Oscar Nominees (collaborative: moderated by snallygaster - 8 stars)
4. European Film Awards: Best Actress (collaborative: moderated by CCLZA - 1 star)
5. European Film Awards: Best Film (nominations) (collaborative: moderated by Rubens - 6 stars)
6. 86th Academy Awards: Nominated (collaborative: moderated by ceseth - 6 stars)
7. Submissions to the 86th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film (collaborative: moderated by balseiros)
8. Top AlloCiné (public: sianaa - 1 star)
9. César Award for Best Foreign Film (collaborative: moderated by juandr - 2 stars)
10. HDD 151029 (public: caffe)
11. film puanlamalarım (collaborative - 1 star)
12. Tekrar Tekrar İzlenesi (public: Ozancan - 1 star)
13. Sine-Müzik (public: Ozancan)
14. Availability: Filmstriben (public: KasperL)
15. 2010s watchlist (public: kendell)
16. Academy Awards Foreign Language Film shortlist ~o~ (collaborative: moderated by 5Z5qjRCfM2 - 1 star)
17. 2010 (public: asperastrum)
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ludvigsen | 80 86th |
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overload of religion-bashing aside, this should have you nodding to the soundtrack after 2 minutes, weeping after 20, and staring desillusioned/uplifted into the end credits at closing time..
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MArkjp | 90 90th |
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Solid step up from the Misfortunates. The characters and the bluegrass milieu makes for a charming universe that suits the subject matter. Combined with a great soundtrack and a well structured narrative this ensures that it never veers into tragedy porn but stays well balanced. The way Van Groeningen manages to switch from light comedy to absolute tragedy within a matter of seconds makes Broken Circle Breakdown hit you in the feels repeatedly and harder than anything I've seen in recent years.
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parcaliham | 50 19th |
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Berlinale 2013 & Country muzik sevdigim icin, benim icin izlemeye deger olsa da, animsanmaya degmeyecek bir melodram. (ve buyuk olasilik bir iki yil sonra animsamayacagim da.)
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frederic_g54 | 6 35th |
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It's been 3 years since a bunch of sottish, naked-cycling oddballs infused "The Misfortunates" with bittersweet glee; Van Groeningen's latest still radiates with his visual flair yet gets complacent by forcing its audience to wallow in the protagonists' shared misery following the news of their ill-fated daughter (*ugh*). Hammy portrayals only make matters worse: notice when Didier bursts out in a long-winded, dramatically contrived speech about stem-cell research; I believe that's called jump
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AndreasThau | 90 92nd |
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Ouch. Touching in a way that I'm not sure I've experienced before. Not aesthetically, but in pretty much all other ways.
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Stewball | 70 54th |
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Besides the subtitles and the rapid fire flashbacks, it was a good story with some excellent bluegrass performances by Flemish speakers. Clever title. The religious sub-plot gets nowhere.
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patman | 82 95th |
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A very emotional movie, told as a bluegrass love story. It beautifully balances the joyful, honest music with the tragic story about a loved couple and their young daughter sick with cancer. It takes the best from american romance and european tragedy, but stumbles a little when it tries to implement criticism on religion.
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| Average Percentile 62.27% from 920 Ratings |  |