Fugitive Pieces

Name: Fugitive Pieces
Genre: Drama
Released: May 2, 2008
Rating: 60

2008

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Samuel Goldwyn Films | Release Date: May 2, 2008 | R

Summary: Based on the international best-selling novel by Anne Michaels, Fugitive Pieces is a poetic and emotionally charged film about love, loss, and redemption. The film tells the story of Jakob Beer, a man whose life is haunted by his childhood experiences during World War II. As a child in Poland, Jakob is orphaned during wartime, only to beBased on the international best-selling novel by Anne Michaels, Fugitive Pieces is a poetic and emotionally charged film about love, loss, and redemption. The film tells the story of Jakob Beer, a man whose life is haunted by his childhood experiences during World War II. As a child in Poland, Jakob is orphaned during wartime, only to be saved by a compassionate Greek archeologist. Over the course of his life, he attempts to deal with the losses he has endured. Through his writing and his discovery of true love, Jakob is ultimately freed from the legacy of his past. (Samuel Goldwyn Films)… Expand

Director: Jeremy Podeswa

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: R

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Roger Ebert

If Fugitive Pieces has a message, it is that life can heal us, if we allow it. Read full review

Kirk Honeycutt

Fugitive Pieces has a sharp, devastating story to tell. Read full review

Connie Ogle

Made with an unerring visual dazzle -- its dark corners are shadowy, deep and melancholy, its brilliant seascapes the sparkling embodiment of why we must all find a reason to carry on. Read full review

Noel Murray

In many ways, Fugitive Pieces is a beautiful film. But it's a bit TOO beautiful. Read full review

Steven Rea

The romanticized image of the tortured artist - never mind how warranted his or her angst might be - is the stuff of stereotype unless it's leavened with humor, or limned in art. In Fugitive Pieces, neither element appears in sufficient quantity. Read full review

Ella Taylor

Fugitive Pieces is a cerebral excavation into history, written in lush cadences meant to be read or recited. It may be unfilmable, and in pursuit of sensitivity, Canadian writer-director Jeremy Podeswa hollows out the novel's urgency in favor of a vaguely spiritual morbidity. Read full review

Joe Neumaier

Though much of the film's power is tamped down by the passive storytelling style, Dillane's performance as the adult Jakob is compelling, and Ayelet Zurer is beguiling as Jakob's late-in-life soul mate. Read full review

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DaveM

May 7, 2008

Heavy movie to watch, but even the small characters were perfect. A must see.

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SheilaM

May 10, 2008

A poignant, compelling, hopeful film about a dark subject, The writer has done a fine job with a difficult toadapt book. I found the film beautifullly written, filmeMd and acted.

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