Film No. 34 (2023) May 8th. 3:20 PM PALACE Raine Sq, Cinema 1, Perth City.
"You don't have that expression very often." (Johannes gives Maria a photograph he took of her standing in direct sunlight at their bedroom window).
NOMINEE: (Emily Atef) Best Film; Berlin International Film Festival.
Here Emily Atef's adapts, most beautifully, the brilliantly written novel, of the same name, by Daniela Krien. The tragic tale of a teenager's longing and love for a man who is twice her age, seemingly damaged and certainly complicated.
Maria (Marlene Burow) is nineteen, beautiful and reads fiction as if these stories reflect the real experiences of life. Maria is neglected by her single mother who offers little of a guiding light in the ways of life. Boyfriend Johannes (Cedric Eich) dotes on her and offers a sanctuary on his family's farm while she figures things out. Idle and inquisitive, she meets a the mysterious neighbour, Henner, a man twice her age and this tale of forbidden love unfolds.
This East German story (1990) takes place within the first year of the Republic's unification with the west. It's a tragic tale of temptation, love, lust, betrayal and, as the title might suggest, lies. The sex on screen is strong and for some, gratuitous. It pushes the boundaries, but for good reason. This affair is headed in one direction and Johannes who we most want to protect, (emotionally) needs to know. He's the "good guy" in all of this.
SOMEDAY WE WILL TELL is a wonderfully shot film. The beauty lies in the framing of Burow against the sweeping green and yellows of rural Germany. We long for her to come to her senses and hope this impossible love will spark her awakening; a chance to direct her mind towards a future brimming with potential. Or maybe, the future she desires won't be a decision for her to make. Either way there is a sense of loathing as the conclusion looms. 9GUMS.
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