Definitely not one for the Multiplex so score one for the art house circuit. Ursula Werner is in her sixty sixth year as I write and she leaves actresses half her age dead in the water. She bears a passing facial resemblance to the great Simone Signoret in her Mama Rosa period and her acting compares favorably with that of Signoret and I personally can offer no higher praise than that. There will be those who take exception to a movie like this for all kinds of reasons, graphic - albeit tasteful - sex between geriatrics being one of them, pace being another but the trick is to ignore the sex scenes and the pace and decide if 1) this is a movie with something to say and 2) does it say it, with an optional 3) how well or badly does it say it. Ultimately it is a fine art house film built around an outstanding central performance.
Review of Cloud 9
