The Truce (1998)
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Reviews Counted:14
Fresh:7
Rotten:7
Average Rating:6.1/10
Synopsis: Based on the novel "The Reawakening" by Primo Levi which details his harrowing account of surviving Auschwitz and his return to Italy. Adapted for the screen by Francesco Rosi.
Starring: John Turturro, Rade Serbedzija, Massimo Ghini, Stefano Dionisi
Director: Francesco Rosi
Reviews for The Truce
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 2.5/5 |
Contains too many characters and scenes that are familiar from other films set in the same period. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
It fails to find a way of capturing the fine moral discriminations inherent to Levi's prose. Full Review |
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Bears witness to the courage, patience, and resiliency of Holocaust survivors. It is another chapter in the film recreation of the nightmare of World War II. Full Review |
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B+ |
Despite experiencing some of the most barbaric treatment in recorded history, Levi chooses to believe in life, hope and that the better angels of our natures will ultimately prevail. Full Review |
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73/100 |
It doesn't smack you in the face with a powerful message, but instead works its way inside you more gradually. Full Review |
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C |
Primo Levi's autobiography. Full Review |
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9/10 |
Turturro's toned-down performance is contrasted with the vivacious presentation by the large ensemble, allowing us to watch the hero's transformation from a near-zombie to a life-affirming human being. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
While The Truce tells a story that is occasionally compelling and disturbing, the film feels like it has been sanitized. Full Review |
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3/4 |
This is the kind of flawed yet magnificent work that only a great filmmaker can conjure up. Full Review |
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2/5 |
The film cannot replicate what Primo Levi put on the page and this tale of a man's rebirth is often, on the screen, slow and meandering. Full Review |
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What makes Primo Levi so special is not apparent in Rosi's film, because Levi never comes alive for us. Full Review |
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Despite all that Rosi and Turturro can do, the Levi we look at and listen to is not near the Levi we know. Full Review |
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3.5/5 |
Turturro gives what may be the screen performance of his career. Full Review |
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