Fresh
Longing intrigues because it presents an outwardly decent man falling equally in love with two women but eschews simplistic judgments.
Matt Zoller Seitz, New York Times
Overview
An average, everyday metalworker and volunteer firefighter content in his marriage to his childhood sweetheart finds his emotions unexpectedly stirred when he falls for a pretty waitress from a nearby town.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
81%
Tomatometer
Fresh
[Director] Grisebach makes good use of her low-budget and nonprofessional leads. Just as the story is minimalist, so too is the documentary-like film's look: long static takes and tons of close-ups.
V.A. Musetto, New York Post
Fresh
Grisebach's magnificent and moving chamber drama is a roaring mouse that offers ample room for extrapolation though its episodic editing, with Dardenne-style observations so astute that typically inexpressible passions and angst become raw and visible.
Aaron Hillis, Village Voice
Fresh
It would be wrong to overpraise Longing; it's a modest film, but richly rewarding and full of promise for the future.
Wally Hammond, Time Out
Fresh
A mightily impressive feature debut by German writer-director Valeska Grisebach.
Derek Elley, Variety
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