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The Last Hammer Blow

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6.3/10 • 23

2014-08-301h 23m

Drama

When he first enters the Montpellier Opera House, Victor knows nothing about music. Nor does he know his father, Samuel Rovinski, who is there to conduct Mahler’s 6th symphony. To change the course of his suddenly uncertain future, for Nadia his mother, for Luna whom he has fallen in love with, Victor has decided to step out of the shadows. He’ll go as far as he needs to.

Directors
Alix Delaporte
Writters
Alix Delaporte, Alain Le Henry
Editors
Louise Decelle

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Romain Paul

    Romain Paul

    Victor

  2. Clotilde Hesme

    Clotilde Hesme

    Nadia

  3. Grégory Gadebois

    Grégory Gadebois

    Samuel Rovinski

  4. Candela Peña

    Candela Peña

    Maria

  5. Farida Rahouadj

    Farida Rahouadj

    Daria

  6. Farid Bendali

    Farid Bendali

    Omar

  7. Tristán Ulloa

    Tristán Ulloa

    Fabio

  8. Mireia Vilapuig

    Mireia Vilapuig

    Luna

  9. Víctor Sánchez

    Víctor Sánchez

    Miguel

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ClaireinFrance

Jun 13, 2020

10/10

Absolutely adored this film. From a creative perspective this is a story of humanity that demonstrates "show don't tell". Full of nuance, intense, touching, profound. A 14 year old lives with his dying mother in a caravan near the sea in Montpelier, he has never met his father, he attends school, plays football and admires his neighbour's daughter. His mother is wasting away, she shares nothing of what's going on. Few characters have much to say to each other, we use our imagination to fill in the gaps. Victor turns up at the venue where his father is rehearsing. He is the conductor, authorative, gruff, an impatient man. He allows Victor to observe them rehearse Mahler's 6th symphony - the inspiration for the title - sublime music with it's infamous, metaphoric three hammer blows. There is something deeply piercing of the soul to see a boy regard his unknown father in his domaine. Inhabiting another universe, classical music is like a foreign country to him - and yet - he is his father's son. Something in him clicks, a form of healing, an opening in his world that until this moment was narrowing towards an end. One to re-watch and to listen to Mahler's Sixth Symphony in its entirety, it's inspiration lives on. Claire in France

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Status
Released
Original Language
French
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
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