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Das finstere Tal (2014)

Not Rated  |   |  Western  |  13 February 2014 (Germany)
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Through a hidden path a lone rider reaches a little town high up in the Alpes. Nobody knows where the stranger comes from, nor what he wants there. But everyone knows that they don't want him to stay.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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Tobias Moretti ...
Hans Brenner
Paula Beer ...
Luzi
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Lukas
Carmen Gratl ...
Gaderin
...
Luis Brenner
Helmuth Häusler ...
Hubert Brenner (as Helmuth A. Hausler)
Martin Leutgeb ...
Otto Brenner
Johannes Nikolussi ...
Rudolf Brenner (as Johann Nikolussi)
Florian Brückner ...
Edi Brenner
Heinz Ollesch ...
Schmied
Franz Xaver Brückner ...
Franz
Xenia Assenza ...
Maria
Beatrix Brunschko ...
Mutter Lukas
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Vater Lukas
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Through a hidden path a lone rider reaches a little town high up in the Alpes. Nobody knows where the stranger comes from, nor what he wants there. But everyone knows that they don't want him to stay.

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Western

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13 February 2014 (Germany)  »

Also Known As:

Lo straniero della valle oscura - The Dark Valley  »

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€6,350,000 (estimated)
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Official submission of Austria to the best foreign language film category of the 87th Academy Awards 2015. See more »

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When Greider shoots one of the Brenner brothers, you can see he is wearing a boot with plastic injection tread. See more »

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[first lines]
Luzi: [narrating] Some things may not be spoken of - things from the past - from long ago. But this does not mean you can ever forget them. There are things that can never be forgotten.
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sinner man
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arrangement/Interpretation:Clara luzia & atharina Priemar
Gesungen von Clara Luzia
recording & mix:Philipp Nikodem-Eichenhardt
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Fine, slow-paced revenge "Western"
28 February 2014 | by (Austria) – See all my reviews

Another reviewer mentioned "The Great Silence" - exactly, that's the best comparison. It's a very condensed western without any frills, using little dialogue and less colour and relying on the character faces (congratulations, good casting and make-up here). In fact, the reduced colour palette gets a bit grating after a while; during the whole winter sequence (about 90% of the movie) there's not a single spot of green on the screen; everything is black, blueish-white and sepia tones. Even the shootout was shot in this muted palette - come on, blood on snow makes for such a nice contrast! And we never see a blue sky. I liked how they went for "different" when shooting those landscapes; it's rare that the mountains look that dreary, cold and inhibiting on the screen - but some scenes really could have used some colour.

Besides the dull palette, there were also some questionable (read: ridiculous) choices for music/soundtrack. And, really, there was not much tension since the story unfolds along well-trodden lines with not a single surprise anywhere. Otherwise, I can recommend this to anyone who likes a tight western. In Germany/Austria's world of streamlined TV-coproductions, this is a nice exception with its uncompromising look and story and the use of local idioms and dialect.


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