In the central mountains, an American lady trying to manufacture snowshoes assists a struggling German toy maker,whose cat becomes a symbol for what binds together the lives of such village folk..
Is it worth your time? If you like movies that feel like a dusty postcard from a place you’ve never visited, maybe. It’s definitely for people who prefer slow-burn atmosphere over anything resembling a plot that moves at a human pace. If you need explosions or a tight script, you’re going to hate this. It’s very... Eur...
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Robert N. Bradbury
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"Is it worth your time? If you like movies that feel like a dusty postcard from a place you’ve never visited, maybe. It’s definitely for people who prefer slow-burn atmosphere over anything resembling a plot that moves at a human pace. If you need explosions or a tight script, you’re going to hate this. It’s very... European and very, very old. There’s this American woman. She shows up in the mountains with this bizarre goal of making snowshoes. It feels like a fever dream. The movie spends so m..."
Emil Rosenow, Wolf Neumeister
Germany
1936 · IMDb 6.8
