The Broken Circle Breakdown (2013)

To me, this movie is perfection.

Excellent adaptation.

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

Amazing drama movie. Top-notch acting and songs makes it even more beautiful. Different religious beliefs of the parents perfectly shown on the movie. Beautiful cinematography. Despite its (comparatively)avarage parts, the last scene where you see Elise(alabama) made tattoo of her husband's name even though she wants to be death and part of her hates him, was one of the most touching ending that i have ever seen. For Drama lovers i totally recommend.

Definitely reminds me a lot of Blue Valentine, even if not as refined. By that, I mean that it feels like the story is thinner and that it seems to have less of a goal. The circumstances are even more tragic though, involving the two leads' daughter. This isn't an easy film to watch at times, but the music and the performances really elevate the thin screenplay. Some of the music here is glorious, and the two leads give some pretty strong work that is bound to bring tears to many people's eyes. The cinematography is also really beautiful, highlighting the right colors as to give emphasis to the emotions the leads are feeling. Overall, definitely recommended.

It starts in June 2006 Ghent, Belgium. Elise Vandevelde (Veerle Baetens) and Didier Bontinck (Johan Heldenbergh) have little daughter named Maybelle suffering from deadly cancer. Seven years previously, they start a relationship. She has lots of tattoos and a tattoo studio. He loves American bluegrass and plays the banjo in a bluegrass band. The audience watches the relationship develop as it goes back and forth between the two time periods. Then it is rocked to its core.I see that some people object to the turn with him railing against US stem cell politics and religion. I'm not a fanatic against controversial subject matter but I understand other people's objection. Others may also be thrown off by the sharp turn of subject matter. Personally, I saw it as the anger stage in his grief. His rants are just his uncontrolled anger. The only thing that truly caused me problem was the 9-11 on the TV. It's been done before and only gave people who are offended by the later anti-Bush rants a place to cling to. They should have cut out those 2 seconds.It's a roller coaster of emotions as tragedy strikes the family and also the nature of the back and forth structure. The leads have a compelling chemistry. He's got his beard and she's got her tats. I think they could have more screen time with the kid. This is an interesting European film about lost and relationship. It's a little film that's worth watching.

Didier and Elise love each other very much. Didier's mind is mainly committed with rationalism while Elise's is more committed with spiritualism. Their life is quite happy since they met and have a baby a little after. Yet, The fatal illness of their daughter is a dramatic ordeal for their relationship, in a first moment, and for their existence, in a second moment. Didier insists keeping his rationalist attitude against Elise spiritualist attitude. Their relationship and marriage are torn apart, Elise commits suicide and die. Yet, Didier and Elise never stopped to love each other. The last scene, when the apparatus that keeps Elise in vegetative life are turned off and when Didier and his band play a music, seems to say that Didier started to put some spiritualism in his existence; sadly it's too late. I see two messages in this story. The first one is: certain ordeals can be overcome only with spirituality. The second, which derive from the first is: a marriage is much better if the couple share spirituality. The film is moving, the actors are convincing, and the sound track is nice.