Man to Man (2005)
Genre: Drama
Duration: 122 minuten
Country:
France / South Africa / United Kingdom
Directed by: Régis Wargnier
Starst: Joseph Fiennes, Kristin Scott Thomas and Iain Glen
IMDb score:
6,5 (2.191)
Releasedate: 13 April 2005
This movie is not available on US streaming services.
Man to Man plot
Scientist Jamie Dodd kidnaps a pygmy couple in Central Africa, believing he has discovered the missing link between ape and man. Once back in Edinburgh, he and his two colleagues Auchinleck and Fraser subject the two pygmies to a whole series of experiments. Gradually, however, a bond grows between Dodd and the two pygmies. Dodd begins to question the investigation. But his ambitious colleagues are determined to carry on.
Actors and actresses
Jamie Dodd
Elena Van Den Ende
Alexander Auchinleck
Fraser McBride
Toko
Likola
Abigail McBride
Beckinsale
Comte de Verchemont
Angus
Reviews & comments
wendyvortex
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- 5196 messages
- 7278 votes
Director Regis Wargnier is more into grand epics than subtlety, and so this French/English/South African co-production is most reminiscent of Hollywood.
Then it would have definitely received an Oscar nomination, because this is the kind of drama that the Academy can't get enough of.
Fortunately, the story is bizarre enough to be intriguing, and the science discussion adds an extra bonus.
Acting, camera work, all flawless, although it seems as if entire sections were cut on the editing table to keep it to a manageable two hours... some things are touched upon very quickly and then never returned to.
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blurp194
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- 5543 messages
- 4226 votes
We have had more and more trouble lately with how to deal with history, and the argument is often brought up that we are trying to impose today's standards on the events of the past. But that is not true in many cases, and in this example it is true again. Even a hundred years ago it was already quite clear that what is done in the film is morally unacceptable. In fact, that is a theme in the film itself. And apart from that, the film gives a nice example of how science works - also quite a theme in recent years.
As a film I think this is the least of director Wargnier so far. The actors are fine, the locations are beautiful, the subject is interesting and relevant. Still, nothing really comes of it that is compelling, and what exactly is missing I can't really put into words. Maybe just seen at the wrong moment.
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