Water Drops on Burning Rocks

Name: Water Drops on Burning Rocks
Genre: Drama
Released: July 14, 2000
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 73

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Zeitgeist Films | Release Date: July 14, 2000

Summary: A 50 year old businessman falls in love with a boy of 19 in 70's Germany. They begin a love affair, but a difference of opinion ends their "we" status.

Director: François Ozon

Genre(s): Drama

Runtime: 90 min

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J. Hoberman

A movie of cutting humor, near-constant talk, and one show-stopping dance routine. Read full review

Dana Stevens

A brilliant satire of emotional politics. Read full review

Wesley Morris

Through it all, Ozon supplies a sense of pathos that makes fun of its own soullessness, transforming a self-serious suicide note into an existential love letter.

Loren King

The film does not offer an optimistic view of relationships.

Curtis Morgan

Very French and at times threatens to dissolve into a steamy sex farce.

Bob Graham

This nasty, provocative comedy comes from a play by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Read full review

Hannah Brown

The static, claustrophobic movie is very much a filmed play.

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mapizarro

Oct 15, 2013

François Ozon's filmography is one of the most controversial and acclaimed European filmographies. Ozon has a singular vision about relationships, sexuality and social community. In "Water Drops on Burning Rocks" Ozon made real a unpublished play by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Fassbinder wasFrançois Ozon's filmography is one of the most controversial and acclaimed European filmographies. Ozon has a singular vision about relationships, sexuality and social community. In "Water Drops on Burning Rocks" Ozon made real a unpublished play by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Fassbinder was one of the best European directors of 20th century and this movie is a tale about cruelty and domination that could be in a relationship. I like that characters are bisexual. The film goes beyond of sexual orientation and to show the power of domination. An ironic critique of dominant sexism still alive in nowadays.… Expand

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hamidgoodarzi

Aug 7, 2023

Water drops on burning rocks
This movie takes place in an apartment and people create actions by entering the apartments. The film is based on a play and although it is an interpretation of it, it remains faithful to the structure of a 4-part play and the film is divided into four acts. TheWater drops on burning rocks
This movie takes place in an apartment and people create actions by entering the apartments. The film is based on a play and although it is an interpretation of it, it remains faithful to the structure of a 4-part play and the film is divided into four acts. The film is a commentary film about powerism.… Expand

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