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BROKEN CIRCLE BREAKDOWN, THE

Director:

  Felix Van Groeningen
  

Year Released:

  2012

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

4.5 out of 5

4 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Veerle Baetens
  Nell Cattrysse
  Johan Heldenbergh
  Hospital World
  Music World
Movie Haiku:Elise (Baetens) & Didier (Heldenbergh) are the parents of Maybelle (Cattrysse), a luminous young girl with terminal cancer. Despite all their love & physical passion, her inevitable death tears them asunder. The storytelling hooks early & never lets go. While set in Belgium, all the music is Bluegrass. (Maybelle is named for singer Maybelle Carter, mother of June Carter Cash.) HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  No

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2014