bernhard293

I don't understand the low ratings. Yes it shows a lot of skin. Its in nature of portraying this topic - sex for money. Its not meant to be sexy per se, but overall the cast is very sexy. The naked body and sex are just parts of life which are tabooized hence the low ratings I think. The story focuses on 3 different women and their relations and why they sometimes take money for sex and what does that to them emotionally. It also observes power struggles between men and women, love, friendship, parenting and economical survival. One gets small glimpses of economic situation in communist Poland of that time too. Its funny, sad and has the potential to become heartbreaking. It is very much about emotions, so it digs deep. I like that its not a blueprint of hollywood storylines. There are interesting constellations, conflicts and twists. The characters are not flat but interesting, especially dreamy Helena and fierce Pola. The acting is very good too. The costumes and make-up are nice. The photography is nice, though i find it at times a bit too much of lens filters. I would like a more natural approach to the images. I also dont really understand the title, maybe because it takes place in a posh seaside Hotel of Sopot where lush parties take place. I wasnt born in the seventies, but the series conveys a certain atmosphere which I believe could be authentical. I like the 30 min runtime of the episodes, I am now at episode 5. I watch in original with subtitles. After Operation Hyacinth a nice polish time piece again from Netflix.

A romantic sports biography set in the 70ies austrian alps. It follows the sympathetic Franz Klammer who won the gold medal in the 1976 winter olympics ski downhill race in Innsbruck. It was a home game for him. Also we see a sweet and because of Franz' fame a bit complicated love story unfold as he and his girlfriend start getting closer. The film draws besides that attention to his carinthian origins, dealing with fame, scenes with colleagues and a conflict with his ski sponsor. Its a somewhat lighthearted sports competition film photographed with retro touch and colors. Productionwise its high value and although the story is not very deep or complex, Franz smile and quirky charme will take u over. Somehow he is portraited a little shy, hiding that under a big smile. He raises the question what he needs to win and that he has to know that at the start. And in a nice blending of scenes on the final meters of the race it seems one can see what this is for him: foremost his love, is family, his colleagues and furthermore all people cheering him up to win. He also wins for them and for us, so its a kind of collective win and euphoria. I also think the dialect speech was very authentic and i applaud that.

Grim drama about a dysfunctional family. The acting is very good. The cinematography, music and interiors are very artful. The arts are a recurring theme in this movie as seen in the child play and the movie in the movie. The story centers on the troubled half sisters return after three years absence to the family at the matriarchs birthday. Main themes are money, manipulation and mental illness (bipolar or borderline?). The breakdowns are painful to watch. It's not a feel good movie, maybe therefore the low ratings.