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Nothing Personal

Nothing Personal

Drama · 2009

Alone in her empty flat, from her window Anne observes the people passing by who nervously snatch up the personal belongings and pieces of furniture she has put out on the pavement. Her final gesture of taking a ring off her finger signals she is leaving her previous life in Holland behind. She goes to Ireland, where she chooses to lead a solitary, wandering existence, striding through the austere landscapes of Connemara. During her travels, she discovers a house that is home to a hermit, Martin.

Movie details

Nothing Personal

2009 Drama 1h 25m

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6.5 / 10

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Alone in her empty flat, from her window Anne observes the people passing by who nervously snatch up the personal belongings and pieces of furniture she has put out on the pavement. Her final gesture of taking a ring off her finger signals she is leaving her previous life in Holland behind. She goes to Ireland, where she chooses to lead a solitary, wandering existence, striding through the austere landscapes of Connemara. During her travels, she discovers a house that is home to a hermit, Martin.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Urszula Antoniak

Written by

Urszula Antoniak

Lotte Verbeek

Lotte Verbeek

You

Stephen Rea

Stephen Rea

Martin

T

Tom Charlfa

Father Picknick

A

Ann Marie Horan

Mother Pocknick

F

Fintan Halpenny

Elder Son Picknick

S

Sean McRonnel

Younger Son Picknick

Paul Ronan

Paul Ronan

Man in Car

Court is in session

Put Nothing Personal on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.