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Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Grimm (2003) Alex van Warmerdam

Grimm (2003)

Genre: Comedy
Director: Alex van Warmerdam
Country: Netherlands
Language: Dutch
Subtitles: English (.srt file)
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 1.85:1
Length: 102mn
File: Dvdrip Xvid Avi - 640x352 - 23fps - 701mb

Description

In a loose adaptation of "Hansel and Gretel", Dutch siblings Jacob and Marie are abandoned by their parents and eventually make their way to Spain. In Spain, Marie marries surgeon Diego. Everything looks normal at first, but it becomes apparent that Diego might not be quite what he seems, especially after Jacob tries to drag Marie away from him.

This is about a passionate loving couple, being brother and sister. It is definitely incestous and rivals of different kinds are killed. It's absurd, it's a little Bunuel sometimes and mostly funny. Probably this is supposed to be a modern Grimm tale, but including sex. There are no real human beings here, like in Grimm. Like Hansel and Gretl, the brother and sister are alone in the world, with no parents to lean on. They leave Holland and come to a strange dreamlike Spain, where they meet another brother and sister, evil and crazy. There certainly are scenes here you will remember, but most of all you will remember the dark humour, which makes you laugh at totally wrong places.

IMDB
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0365289/