In the Aisles

Name: In the Aisles
Genre: Drama
Released: June 14, 2019
Duration: 125 min
Rating: 67
Cast: Andreas Leupold, Clemens Meyer, Franz Rogowski, Gerdy Zint, Henning Peker

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Music Box Films | Release Date: June 14, 2019 | Not Rated

Starring: Andreas Leupold, Clemens Meyer, Franz Rogowski, Gerdy Zint, Henning Peker, Matthias Brenner, Michael Specht, Peter Kurth, Ramona Kunze-Libnow, Sandra Hüller, Sascha Nathan, Steffen Scheumann

Summary: When the reclusive Christian (Franz Rogowski) takes a job working the night shift at a big box store, his new manager, Bruno from the Beverage Department (Peter Kurth), teaches him the lay of the land and the delicacy it takes to operate a forklift. Christian becomes enamored by his charming but mysterious co-worker “Sweets Marion” (SandraWhen the reclusive Christian (Franz Rogowski) takes a job working the night shift at a big box store, his new manager, Bruno from the Beverage Department (Peter Kurth), teaches him the lay of the land and the delicacy it takes to operate a forklift. Christian becomes enamored by his charming but mysterious co-worker “Sweets Marion” (Sandra Hüller), with whom he begins to share flirtatious break room coffees and conversations. But Marion has secrets of her own and when she suddenly goes on sick leave, Christian is tempted to fall into habits of his dark past. [Music Box Films]… Expand

Director: Thomas Stuber

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 125 min

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Michael O'Sullivan

Jun 18, 2019

Many reviewers have compared the mood of In the Aisles to the stories of Raymond Carver, and it’s not a bad analogy. Stuber, who wrote the screenplay with Clemens Meyer (based on Meyer’s short story), is adept at evoking both the ache of unanswered longing and the tiny promise of redemption that flickers still within the human spirit, even when crushed under the weight of soulless drudgery. Read full review

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Jun 19, 2019

In the Aisles is a poignant and richly sympathetic film. Read full review

Demetrios Matheou

Jun 19, 2019

A love story between shelf stackers in a provincial superstore isn’t the most scintillating pitch. And yet, with the aid of affecting performances and a good eye for the virtuoso moves of a forklift truck, director Thomas Stuber mines the magical in the mundane. Read full review

Jessica Kiang

Jun 19, 2019

In the Aisles is unusual in its compassion and respect for its blue-collared characters. Read full review

Carlos Aguilar

Jun 20, 2019

Like a humble gift, In the Aisles makes up for its lack of opulence with quotidian magic. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

May 23, 2019

A lovely German elegy to the nobility of work and the family we create while working. It’s a quiet, insightful idyll set in the world of modern retail, seen from the ground level — literally. Read full review

Ben Kenigsberg

Jun 13, 2019

Imagine a Kaurismaki with less humor and a slower pace, and you’ll have a sense of how singular yet insubstantial In the Aisles ultimately appears. Read full review

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DawdlingPoet

Apr 29, 2022

This film seems rather dull and humdrum to start with. It does improve but not for quite some time - not long off an hour into the film does the real premise show up, so to speak, which is a shame. I'd understand people becoming bored and losing interest in it. However, I thought it becameThis film seems rather dull and humdrum to start with. It does improve but not for quite some time - not long off an hour into the film does the real premise show up, so to speak, which is a shame. I'd understand people becoming bored and losing interest in it. However, I thought it became surprisingly quite touching and sad in different scenes, due to different sub-plots. Its certainly not as memorable or funny as Toni Erdmann, although it is categorised as a drama, rather than a comedy but it does also star Sandra Huller, who was in Toni Erdmann. By the end of the film, I felt it was reasonably good, its a quirky watch - it's certainly not a gripping watch per se but it's ok. It may be quite thought provoking for some. It shows the main character, Christian, in his new workplace being quite a looming and industrial place - there's almost a feel of isolation, a clinical-ness about it, with Christian left mostly on his own to work in the long aisles of the store at night.

I wouldn't go out of your way to watch this as such, overall, so no, I wouldn't recommend it.… Expand

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JLuis_001

May 8, 2022

If you've ever worked in a similar job to that of the main characters in this film, then you know what kind of inner world goes on inside those walls. But just how interesting it turns out to be in the end is perhaps the toughest test for this film, and one that it doesn't pass in the bestIf you've ever worked in a similar job to that of the main characters in this film, then you know what kind of inner world goes on inside those walls. But just how interesting it turns out to be in the end is perhaps the toughest test for this film, and one that it doesn't pass in the best manner, but pulls through with enough grace to keep you interested. It's that typical scenario where nothing seems to happen and yet there's a lot going on there.… Expand

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