Susan Sarandon, Max von Sydow, Gabriel Byrne and Christopher Plummer give powerful performances in this lyrical, moving drama about the consequences of war. The past has cast a long shadow over the present, reaching to the picturesque farm where the now-married Melanie (Sarandon) lives unhappily with her husband (Plummer). When Melanie invites fellow Holocaust survivor Jakob (von Sydow) to her home, he unexpectedly brings Christopher (Byrne), whose love for Melanie has never diminished since their confinement in an internment camp. Old feelings and long-suppressed memories are stirred up and revealed at a climactic, life-changing feast.
Publisher: IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT
Customer Reviews
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Historical fiction in a powerful story.
If you enjoy history from the personal point of view, try this DVD. If you have to have blood, sex, and violent action to hold your interest then this is not the movie for you.
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<br />"Autumn Hearts-A New Beginning" is about 3 Holocaust survivors meeting after years separated by countries and time. Melanie (awesome Susan Sarandon) and Christopher (Gabriel Byrne) are both children in a camp which also held older Jakob (Max von Sydow). All have had to deal with their experience alone and in different ways. All have lost something because of their confinement.
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<br />Reuniting on the beautiful scenic farm of Melanie and her husband, the 3 eventually are able to come to grips with some of the hurt they yet deal with. Healing begins in other areas, also with Melanie's family members, & even secret areas of their inner most feelings.
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<br />The strength of this movie is through the characters that have been portrayed by a superior cast. This is a story that steps well beyond simple film entertainment.
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