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A Hidden Life

A Hidden Life

2019
Drama, War
2h 54m
The Austrian Franz Jägerstätter, a conscientious objector, refuses to fight for the Nazis in World War II. (imdb)

Directed by:

Terrence Malick

Screenwriter:

Terrence Malick

Starring:

Karl Markovics, Bruno Ganz, Jürgen Prochnow, Ulrich Matthes, Maria Simon, August Diehl, Michael Nyqvist, Matthias Schoenaerts, Karin Neuhäuser, Tobias Moretti, Franz Rogowski, Valerie Pachner

Genres:

Drama, War, Biography

Countries:

Germany, USA

Languages:

English, Italian, German
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A Hidden Life

2019
Drama, War
2h 54m
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schnofelschnofel
Rated 21 May 2019
90
98th
In the Austrian Alps, Malick finds a modern Christ figure in a farmer who lets himself be crucified for the sake of following God's voice - the voice he hears in the wind and in the woods, in the halls of his church, in the eyes of his wife and children. Every image is laden with both the importance and humility of his decision to be a free spiritual being in this world. And for the first time since A New World I completely felt that Malick's sublime images were not merely precious but alive.
Rated 21 May 2019
feublofeublo
Rated 10 Sep 2019
100
99th
Troubled is our spirit that reforms to silence. Whether we decide to be judged by our words or by our hearts, there is still only one way out of this life. The emotional burden is set free by loved ones, whom are destined like nature to reunite beyond the clouds. This is truly a masterpiece.
Rated 10 Sep 2019
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 08 Mar 2021
80
77th
Oh my god there’s a plot. Malick went on a bender to ruin his filmography as fast as possible after Tree of Life with artsy fart grandpa got a digital camera garbage. There’s still flights of fancy here but it’s more like his earlier (good) work. This was three hours of Malick dunking on those MAGA morons (make Austria great again). It feels good giving a Malick review a pile of stars, 2012-2018 he was just a plain ol’ Terry Malice.
Rated 08 Mar 2021
bowfingerbowfinger
Rated 19 Dec 2019
75
76th
Scorcese: Take risks when making movies. Malick: Hold my beer. Again.
Rated 19 Dec 2019
lintonmyroxylintonmyroxy
Rated 10 Nov 2020
86
61st
A 3 hour long suicide
Rated 10 Nov 2020
djrossdjross
Rated 22 Jun 2020
72
82nd
As with the focus on Witt in his other WW2 film, this is about sacrifice founded on a relationship to an incalculable infinite, a reminder that we dwell not just in a universe but a cosmos (indicated here by the non-Cartesian sense of space provided by the unusual choice of lenses). Still, there's a lingering question about how the freedom of giving up on "survival at any price" relates to Primo Levi's anti-heroic "survival in Auschwitz" as a prism through which to think ethics after Nazism.
Rated 22 Jun 2020
fredericg54frederic_g54
Rated 24 Feb 2020
6
35th
Could've easily been fine tuned had Malick not made a 6-hour film about the agricultural cycle. Probably the closest, though, he'll ever come to reaching the greatness of tToL but the meandering and drawn out storyline made it a chore to sit through. Ace location scouting, though, what a breathtaking place.
Rated 24 Feb 2020
fenixdownfenixdown
Rated 06 Jan 2020
70
36th
Classic Malick, at the intersection of nature's beauty and man's folly. Unfortunately there is a limit to how much farm work and prison time you see before losing interest.
Rated 06 Jan 2020
icarusIcarus
Rated 30 Dec 2019
95
96th
AKA The Passions of Franz and Fani of Radegund. So much to love in this film, which is essentially a story of a fall from paradise into a morass of evil that creeps up slowly, eventually closing in and extinguishing the light. The visual sensibility moves from broad and sweeping to narrow and confined. But in the midst of this fall, there is grace in a friendly visit, a helpful hand. In Franz and Fani, we see faith, hope, and love lived out.
Rated 30 Dec 2019
sheepslashersheepslasher
Rated 23 Dec 2019
5
94th
Mesmerizing and tormenting !!! No one makes a picture like MALICK !!!
Rated 23 Dec 2019
darrenDarren
Rated 09 Nov 2019
69
50th
Too much plot. Neutered modern Malick. This is what the people wanted. Make America like Malick Again I suppose. Still gorgeous in parts obvs cuz he's the goat but he must be missing Lubezki
Rated 09 Nov 2019
seethruskinSeethruskin
Rated 30 Sep 2019
4
51st
Disappointing and underwhelming, but still enjoyable. Malick has been pushing the envelope of filmmaking since his return with ToL, but this feels like a step back to his previous work. Yes, there's still a lot to like here and has a lot of the Malickism we all know and love (seriously this guy loves wheat!), with some stunning shots, especially the nature shots. A lot of people seem to be loving it and maybe this ones a grower, but it's just not what I really want from a Malick film anymore
Rated 30 Sep 2019
dsonlaDSonla
Rated 21 Mar 2021
65
31st
Beautiful but felt very very long. I guess it would have been a different experience if I've seen it in a movie theater.
Rated 21 Mar 2021
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 21 Jun 2020
80
63rd
Thoughtful and contemplative meditation on the importance, and often fruitlessness, of taking a stand against evil (represented here by the insidious rot of Nazism, though resonances with 2019 are clearly close to Malick's mind). So contained and cerebral (as is Malick's style) that the emotion tends to get lost, though it's the notion of Jägerstätter's stubborn resistance as a "fool's errand" which is the point. A lot here for a single viewing - would no doubt benefit from a second go-round.
Rated 21 Jun 2020
bitabita
Rated 09 Apr 2020
89
78th
Darkness is not dark to you
Rated 09 Apr 2020
antidood1antidood1
Rated 24 Feb 2020
90
97th
I was speechless as the credits ended and I walked out of the cinema. Despite the intimacy of the portrayal, this movie doesn't try to look inside the heads of the characters. The perspective might simply be Malick's, whose camera has a character all of its own. You have to be willing to put something of yourself into this movie, precisely because the movie doesn't tell you what to feel or what the characters are feeling. But when you commit, this is a cinematic experience unlike anything else.
Rated 24 Feb 2020
kasperlKasperL
Rated 18 Feb 2020
75
77th
Stunning images, but the many great shots should be attributed more to the location scouts than to fantastic filmmaking, really. Jägerstätter's story is worth telling, but I found it rather hard to believe that several German soldiers would go to the lengths that they do to convince him not to be a martyr when it, as they themselves point out, makes little to no difference. The best thing about the film is the intimate family moments, but Malick already perfected those in 'The Tree of Life'.
Rated 18 Feb 2020
psimpsim
Rated 05 Feb 2020
85
92nd
While this is still unmistakably a film by Terrence Malick, there is much more of a linear story than in his recent work. This is an achingly beautiful and terribly sad film about a family caught in an impossible situation.
Rated 05 Feb 2020
alex_watkinsAlex Watkins
Rated 31 Dec 2019
5
91st
A return to Malick's more traditionally narrative roots, but with the evolved and increasingly elliptical (some would say distant) style developed in his later work. His idyllic and Edenic portrait of the Austrian alps is undercut with the knowledge of its utter fragility, and the ease with which its citizenry is swept up in hateful, nationalist fervor. In the face of this absolute moral infirmity, perhaps the most courageous act possible is unbending defiance for its own sake. But oh, how sad.
Rated 31 Dec 2019
bhajansunlobhajansunlo
Rated 21 Dec 2019
74
67th
The concept of a space-time fabric is fascinating in how it connects two seemingly distinct entities. The very best of Malick always feels like the discovery of a space-mind fabric, the inseparable connection of human attitudes and the enclosing landscape. Here, the connection feels tenuous at best. Malick seems to be operating in uncharted territory and the results are disappointingly Spielbergian. The whole experience is a bit frustrating because the characters are spiritual but apolitical.
Rated 21 Dec 2019
deaddillydeaddilly
Rated 09 Sep 2019
95
98th
TIFF 19: This one...beyond words.
Rated 09 Sep 2019
rebeccalexrebeccalex
Rated 09 Sep 2019
85
85th
The imagery was stunning, as usual. Malick never disappoints.
Rated 09 Sep 2019
ceekay19Ceekay19
Rated 28 Sep 2024
80
81st
George Eliot: "...the growing good of the world is partly dependent on unhistoric acts; and that things are not so ill with you and me as they might have been, is half owing to the number who lived faithfully a hidden life, and rest in unvisited tombs."
Rated 28 Sep 2024
selcukburcakselcukburcak
Rated 11 Aug 2024
58
28th
"bir zamanlar bildiklerimin anısına tutunuyorum."
Rated 11 Aug 2024
mistereeemistereee
Rated 04 Feb 2024
100
98th
Beautiful! Shows how hard it truly is to stand up for what you believe in. It’s almost like a meditation on what it takes to become a saint. One of the most impactful films I’ve ever seen.
Rated 04 Feb 2024
tawdrykidtawdrykid
Rated 21 Nov 2023
80
59th
Not the way I'd choose to spend my life in protest, but still a very powerful movie. Doesn't make you feel very sympathetic to the Austrian civilians... Wonder if this is what life is like for Russians who noisily object to the war right now?
Rated 21 Nov 2023
mandymandy
Rated 15 Jun 2023
7
73rd
Slow storytelling packed with imagery and meaning, but for me it felt laboriously overlong.
Rated 15 Jun 2023
panzerwolfpanzerwolf
Rated 07 Jun 2023
80
85th
In the true fashion of Terence Malik, this movie is just filled with beautiful landscapes. It allows you to linger in the moments and details, and makes you take note of the worn walls, the crops swaying in the wind, and the birds and insects in the background. I really enjoy that, so that even if the story is depressing and sad, there's a counterbalance to all of this. Also those final scenes were so suffocating. (In the way they should have been.)
Rated 07 Jun 2023
ysincYSinc
Rated 20 Jul 2022
84
95th
+visually beautiful +acting +setting +style +music
Rated 20 Jul 2022
msnetomsneto
Rated 30 May 2022
70
53rd
Nice movie, very good cinematography. The theme of being true to oneself vs what society demands of you was nicely explored, but could be shorter.
Rated 30 May 2022
yiannosYiannos
Rated 08 May 2022
55
37th
Splits the difference between old and new Malick. i.e. more story than his last 4 films and a heavy, although slightly less abstracted, use of montage. The fish eye lens is seriously overused, to the point of distraction, and the visual style sometimes overcomplicates a relatively simple and straightforward story. Moreover, it's too 'distant' to be truly affecting, and it doesn't provide much insight into the historical context. It is also too long. Some beautiful scenery though.
Rated 08 May 2022
mrcimrci
Rated 17 Mar 2022
60
47th
Incredible indoor and outdoor shots. Meditation-like story flow, unfortunately boring and not engaging too often. Story slowly turns into spiritual movie about modern Jesus.
Rated 17 Mar 2022
mspraguemsprague
Rated 26 Jun 2021
85
91st
So very sad. Austria looks beautiful.
Rated 26 Jun 2021
fuentissimoFuentissimo
Rated 09 Jun 2021
87
98th
Superb!
Rated 09 Jun 2021
bruhcringeBruhCringe
Rated 10 May 2021
82
76th
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Rated 10 May 2021
gogolitgogolit
Rated 19 Apr 2021
84
87th
Thought provoking for sure, especially in these hysterical covid lockdown times. Story in the end kind of underplayed the intense religiousity of the couple in real life, which I thought was a shame, as that dynamic was the most interesting thing in terms of motivation.
Rated 19 Apr 2021
tortugaTortuga
Rated 16 Dec 2020
60
27th
Probably closer to a 4. Very much an intriguing subject (morality, what is the right decision?) but ultimately the execution was not as emotionally moving as I feel it could have been
Rated 16 Dec 2020
zoranZoran
Rated 30 Nov 2020
89
90th
Amazing
Rated 30 Nov 2020
calexicoCalexico
Rated 26 Oct 2020
85
82nd
Gorgeous as always. Among Malick's more narratively compelling works. Franz should've joined a resistance movement.
Rated 26 Oct 2020
neonmanNeonman
Rated 18 Jul 2020
69
35th
It's a thoroughly endearing (and I suppose quite theistic) story, and the reiteration of it as Franz goes through gradually worsening torments make it all the more ascetically engrossing -- though it still can't help but have these reiterations become dulling. And for how great Malick's films usually look, this is no exception, but someone's got to tell him and his cinematographer you need to change lenses when you go from a wide shot to a close-up.
Rated 18 Jul 2020
moraesfelipemoraesfelipe
Rated 01 Jul 2020
65
61st
Malick's most straightforward film since New World and his best since Tree of Life. Yes, you could've used some editing, specially in the mid-section, but all the catalogue of whispered letters, wide-angled faces and places channel some really inspired poetic, larger-than-life moments of faith, love and despair. As a friend of mine has noted, it would make such a good (and miserably sad) pair with Scorsese's Silence.
Rated 01 Jul 2020
eric_janeric-jan
Rated 04 Jun 2020
85
94th
Best movie I have seen in a very very long time. The long silences, the long shots of nature, the dark undertone and the unbreakable strong will of 1 human being and the struggles his family face because of it. What a strong movie. Already looking forward to rewatching this
Rated 04 Jun 2020
kadikoykadikoy
Rated 24 May 2020
85
93rd
Savaşmak istemeyen 1 adamın hikayesi. 2.Dünya Savaşında, İsveç'in 1 köyünde çiftçilik yapan 1 aile, askere çağırılması sonucu hayatları değişecektir. Savaşmak istemeyen adam, esir tutulur. Filmdeki manzaralar, gördüğüm tablolardan bile güzel. Görüntü yönetimi şaheseri. Ağır ve uzun kurgusu zorlasa da, içinizde 1 huzur da kaplıyor. Filmin sonu da, maalesef kötü bitiyor. İyi günde, kötü günde, hastalıkta sağlıkta, ölüm bizi ayırana kadar.
Rated 24 May 2020
kito1kito1
Rated 17 Apr 2020
60
47th
It's okay; very long and atmospheric as usual for Terrence Malick.
Rated 17 Apr 2020
morphinapgmorphinapg
Rated 05 Apr 2020
68
42nd
This movie has incredible visuals, and strong acting as well, but it's just compiled together in such a weird way. It seems like most of the time we have shots of beautiful nature vistas, people performing random everyday activities, and closeup shots of people "feeling emotion", with most of these shots either having no dialogue, or vague voiceovers. The limited real dialogue we have feels like we're seeing a small portion of the scene, so we're left confused. Well produced, but hard to follow.
Rated 05 Apr 2020
zwykzwyk
Rated 05 Apr 2020
81
90th
Malick builds up the story without compromising his storytelling style (through images). More than just showing what happened it really imersses within the characters and its personal dramas during each particular moment. The way specially the daily life at home is presented is a little exaggerated (when it comes to showing the activities of the family), but it serves the purpose of creating the personal life/bond of the characters only through images, which works.
Rated 05 Apr 2020
gatoquentegatoquente
Rated 23 Mar 2020
91
44th
The sceneries are spectacularly Austrian, but some portions of the story are a bit dragging. My SCORING: 99-96=Great; 95-90=Very good; 89-85=Good; 84-80=So-so; 79-70=Boring; Below 70=Forget it.
Rated 23 Mar 2020
boomdiddlyboomdiddly
Rated 21 Mar 2020
88
91st
Yes, the aesthetic is strange and sometimes off-putting (WHY so much distorted fisheye lens?) and the first 30% feels bloated with all these deep and ponderous shots, but with nothing yet to ponder. However, the second half of the movie is INCREDIBLE
Rated 21 Mar 2020
jpotiijpotII
Rated 08 Mar 2020
80
84th
Libra
Rated 08 Mar 2020
karbonaichKarbonaich
Rated 06 Mar 2020
95
92nd
w/ Melisa
Rated 06 Mar 2020
aaautinAAAutin
Rated 28 Feb 2020
54
56th
(A NOT-SO-HIDDEN SCYTHE —or— FARMING SIMULATOR: THE MOVIE)
Rated 28 Feb 2020
lonewolf2003Lonewolf2003
Rated 26 Feb 2020
78
70th
Being heralded as the best Malick since Tree of Life I had high expectations and wanted to like this more, sure of course there is still enough to love, not least of all the always gorgeous cinematography. But the plot felt stalemate and repetitive; repeating the same doubts over and over again while the outcome seems clear to the lead (and viewer) from the start
Rated 26 Feb 2020
luxnatalisLuxNatalis
Rated 21 Feb 2020
7
1st
More boring than a 5-day test cricket game, 6 hours per day on a rain-soaked pitch, Sri Lanka vs. Pakistan.
Rated 21 Feb 2020
aflickeringAFlickering
Rated 15 Feb 2020
3
36th
malick may be the most vital american filmmaker since ford and i bristle at every misguided criticism fired his way, but i also fear he's ascended beyond the reach of those who most need him. our problem not his, i know, but speaking as one of the welshs/neils of this world: to penetrate and even liberate the modern perspective, i believe the more delicate (covert? complex? compromised? condescending?) approach of his earlier work is more effective. that said, this did get to me eventually.
Rated 15 Feb 2020
ofterdingenOfterdingen
Rated 14 Feb 2020
57
45th
Great message often annoyingly told. No matter what, it's at least one hour too long.
Rated 14 Feb 2020
capodelnullacapodelnulla
Rated 11 Jan 2020
50
22nd
malick, özellikle son döneminde, ne kadar iyi olursa olsun daha iyi bir editöre ihtiyacı olan yazar gibi. çok etkileyici sahneler, çok güzel fikirler var ve mevzunun kendisi de iyi kötü zamansız olunca finaldeki alıntıyla beraber daha vurucu gözüküyor. ama bu kadar uzun ve açıkçası fazlasıyla manipülatif banal kesintilerle iticileşiyor.
Rated 11 Jan 2020
actionbergActionberg
Rated 11 Dec 2019
85
84th
Beautiful and thought provoking yet so emotionally distant. It's experientially hypnotic, the visuals forming a malleable dramatic stage that masterfully blends intellectual and poetic notions together. The trade-off is that you get so much less of a feel for the personal romance, as though history were a more important concern than a life lived in an Austrian paradise. This is all sort of a half-criticism; it's just the way the movie is.
Rated 11 Dec 2019
umutheatreumutheatre
Rated 14 Oct 2019
98
97th
A Hidden Life; kendinden emin, ayakları yere basan güçlü karakter portreleri yaratırken seyircisi ile arasına buzdan bir duvar örüyor. Terrence Malick, gururuna yenik düşmeyen iradesi güçlü bir adamın yaşadığı ülkede o vakte kadar hiç varolamamış fikir özgürlüğünün getirdiği yıkımın sınırlarında yolculuğa çıkarırken bizi gerçeklerle yüz yüze bırakıyor.
Rated 14 Oct 2019
le_mamile mami
Rated 10 Oct 2019
70
66th
Tree of Life'ın yarattığı etkiyi vermeye çalışıyor ama bence olmuyor. Hikaye olarak daha anlaşılır bir akışa sahip olsa ve belki daha ilgi çekici karakterlere sahip olsa da aynı büyüleyicilikten uzak. Genel hatlarıyla iyi bi Malick filmi, sadece biraz uzun ve olmaya çalıştığı kadar etkileyici ve şiirsel değil.
Rated 10 Oct 2019

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