Letters to Max

DrFirestone

On the surface it's a film about Abkhazia, it's past, complicated situation, and possible future. However then, the film asks deep and very interesting questions about ourselves, our memory, the substance of a "nation". Very powerful towards the end, a reminder how subjective we are by nature?

Rice Dream Girl

A somber, fascinating film. To a large extent it is about Abkhazia, but Max delivers a very personal narrative of the "impossible" country's history. Eric's lingering camera offers a quiet, intimate portrait of decay that is not entirely without hope. These images are absolutely beautiful, and the two friends' correspondence poses important questions about how we understand our place in the world.

Wee Hunk

Take note filmmakers. It turns out that the visuals don't have to exactly match what is being said, or even have the person talking directly into the camera. Lots of excellent choices made in this film. It's just that when you look into the ethnic cleansing of the Georgians and Max's attitude towards that, that the film is so much more about what wasn't said or asked. "Hey, Max. What about the genocide?"

mgaspa

Con esta pelicula he entendido muchas cosas que desconocia. Es como una vision del reves de la realidad que normalmente nos es dada donde se refleja solamente los intereses geopoliticos de nuestros respectivos paises.

Julian Renard

Film assez remarquable par sa réalisation. Je crois que c'est la première fois que je regarde un film épistolaire (est-ce que cela existe vraiment ?). Je ne suis pas non plus habitué à l'intervention d'un narrateur omniscient. Le thème de l'identité est traité avec beaucoup de poésie. C'est un film qui donne à réfléchir. Je ne mets pas 5 étoiles car le rythme est un peu trop lent pour moi.

raggiodisole

Epistolary beginnings maybe, but more of a plea for nationhood, with Q&A hosted by curious filmmaker. raises intriguing points and questions about what a country is though

Philippe Dumez

A la fin de son film, Eric Baudelaire explique : "Il y a quelques semaines, quand je postais une de mes lettres, un homme a aperçu l'adresse sur l'enveloppe. Je lui ai dit que j'envoyais une lettre en Abkhazie. Je voyais qu'il ne me croyait pas mais que l'histoire lui plaisait". C'est le parfait résumé de ce documentaire à mi-chemin entre la réalité et la fiction - au même titre que [sic], du même auteur.

Alex

I really liked this one. What Grabbed me was the sincerity and sweetness of Max's responses and the camera work. Audio and Images never turned too borishly relatable, I was seduced by a certain mood created by the two put together. It was this mood that made it an ultimately pleasurable experince. I wich more films were made with such patience and authenticity. With all that said, this isn't a film for everyone.