Qu'elle était verte ma vallée

It's probably a good movie that definitely has something to say, but on the other hand, I can't help but think that it could be filmed even more dramatically, even more brutally than it sounds, and I think it would only benefit the movie. But even in this rendition, it definitely can be appreciated, it just speaks more to lovers of older films, for others it will simply be an old movie. (09/09/2014)

It begins with awful moralizing, and that’s how it ends, too. However, the greatest shortfall of this picture is its absolute sterility, the stiffness and artificiality of all of the characters, settings and, in fact, everything. This movie doesn’t manage even for a minute to create any hint of atmosphere, let alone any emotions. Which is pretty sad when this is what the whole movie is about. Purely and simply this doesn’t draw you in, is of no interest and quickly bores you. Not to mention the incessant, and soon absolutely unbearable, singing miners. (23/12/2007)