
A man hops off a train by the small town where he claims he was before. His presence allows to bring out the inner feelings and beliefs of the inhabitants. A man who has hidden through all of the war because he looked Jewish, even if he is not, took on a fame of a dead Jewish actor he resembles. The visitor's wife shows up to claim his and indicate that he is always running off. He escapes in the end for another town.... (Full plot summary below)
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A man hops off a train by the small town where he claims he was before. His presence allows to bring out the inner feelings and beliefs of the inhabitants. A man who has hidden through all of the war because he looked Jewish, even if he is not, took on a fame of a dead Jewish actor he resembles. The visitor's wife shows up to claim his and indicate that he is always running off. He escapes in the end for another town.
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| Flicks.com.auSarah WardSomersault isn't simply sensitive to the mindset of its protagonist, but rather adopts the character's yearning, searching, testing and experimenting mood as its own. |
| Milwaukee Journal SentinelPaul DoroAn incisive and emotive account of a girl masquerading as a woman, and the danger that entails. |
| New York ObserverAndrew SarrisMy impression remained this time around of an unfinished screenplay in which too many intervals of small talk masqueraded as the forerunners of emotional events that never materialized. |
| Hollywood ReporterDuane ByrgeWith Somersault, filmmaker Cate Shortland has expertly served up a vivid and touching tale, one told many times before, but in this well-realized mounting, one that sparkles with fresh awareness. |
| Times (UK)James ChristopherShortland paints a collage of regret: evocative snapshots of what might be; gritty footage of what is. Her cast is bursting with promise. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatA mesmerizing Australian movie about one lonely sixteen-year-old girl's yearning for intimacy. |
| All Movie GuideJosh Ralske...it contains several startling, brilliant moments that bring its emotional and visual content together with tremendous clarity and power. |
| Reel.comGary GoldsteinA good example of a movie about characters who aren't conventionally 'likeable,' but who are sympathetic and engaging nonetheless. |
| Seattle TimesTom KeoghShortland's payoff is good and redolent of wisdom. But getting there is like sitting in a waiting room with stale magazines. |
| San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonThis is the kind of small filmmaking that leaves a big impression. |