The Discovery of Heaven (2001)
Genre: Drama
Duration: 128 minuten
Alternative title: De Ontdekking van de Hemel
Country:
Netherlands / United Kingdom
Directed by: Jeroen Krabbé
Stars: Stephen Fry, Greg Wise and Flora Montgomery
IMDb score:
6,7 (3.925)
Releasedate: 1 October 2001
This movie is not available on US streaming services.
Actors and actresses
Onno Quist
Max Delius
Quinten Quist - 16 years
Angel
Gabriel
Ada Brons
Quinten Quist - 4 years
Sophia Brons
Onno's mother
Coba
Reviews & comments
K. V.
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- 4376 messages
- 3777 votes
In the beginning I was not so fond of the film (mainly because of the not so strong acting and ditto English accents) and the story is also quite special and you have to get used to it, but once you get used to it, the movie with you. In fact, the further the movie progressed, the better it got. In the last half hour the film really got going, especially with the quest (the film reminded me a bit of The Da Vinci Code).
As said before, the film doesn't really rely on the cast, but luckily the music was good.
I didn't really have great expectations for this movie and I haven't read the book either, so the movie was not that bad. Not that I need to see the film again, but despite the fact that the film lasted about two hours, it actually didn't bore me. Certainly not a topper, but I didn't think it was a recommendation either.
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blurp194
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- 5543 messages
- 4226 votes
Worried film that stumbles over too much story, has too much content and doesn't know how to make a good summary of it.
And so it is with the rest. The images are restless - too much is crammed in there. But what really annoys me is the noise. Ugly voices, from the quarrel in heaven at the beginning. At the time I thought that was a moment, but it repeats itself quite a bit, and the rest is actually not better.
The story just doesn't want to get interesting. A bit symptomatic actually for a movie in which chapter titles are used. That seems to be the case very often.
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Demeter
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- 262 messages
- 1671 votes
The biggest problem with this movie is that it tries to cram a fairly voluminous story into 2 hours. That works in itself, all elements from the book are discussed, but they do not come off unscathed. Had the film been allowed to last two and a half hours, there could have been just a little more flesh on the bones. Now the film races past us at a killer pace, without taking the time to dwell on things that could give the film a little more depth. Why is it important that the tablets of stone be found; what drives Quinten? We won't find out. Likewise, a little more weight should have been given to the events in Rome, where father and son decide to steal the tablets, then devise a plan and execute it. In the book this was very exciting and I miss that in the movie.
Positive points: the sky is well and attractively designed; the casting: I thought all the actors fit the characters from the book and the acting is good. Onno's funny remarks are well illustrated.
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