Praise for AGNES AND HIS
BROTHERS
"A Teutonic version of ‘American
Beauty’ with added disfunctionality!"- Variety
Critic’s Pick! “Extremely well acted, touching."- New York Magazine
"Feverish libidos wreaking emotional havoc...Freud filtered through the cinematic influence of Rainer Werner Fassbinder."- New York Times
"“Fierce energy... affecting emotion! "- New York Newsday
"(A) scathing Fassbinderesque
family melodrama... a caustic crit ique of the liberal-bourgeois
consensus of post-wall German society!"- Senses
of Cinema
"Quirky and daring... a work
of acute irreverent originality!"- Gay City
News
"A grotesque, funny and moving
family drama."- Der Spiegel
"“A character-driven gem …Roehler masterfully blends the comedic and melodramatic elements of these stories and creates a thoughtful, richly rewarding work filled with striking performances."- New York Cool
"Martin Weiss makes his film debut with stunning natural grace … The question of which brother can change his life provides some truly heartbreaking twists by the time the credits roll… a thrill … Subtle and over-the-top as the situation demands, the writing and the acting are excellent."- Film Forward
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