De tweeling

The war wrote a whole array of absurd stories, that’s general knowledge. And if it wasn’t, then movie stories and book stories alike would tell us all about it. One such story was told by the Netherlands in collaboration with Luxembourg. At first glance, Twin Sisters is an incredibly interesting story about twins who live fundamentally different lives as they’re separated by the era. The war atmosphere was great, but I was a bit disappointed not to have formed a significant relationship with any of the characters. It’s as if the movie was lacking feelings and emotions and that’s extremely bad for a war drama. In any case, I really liked the interconnectivity between the past and the present and if nothing else, I’m glad that movies about ordinary people living through a war still get filmed in Europe, because nowadays, it’s exactly those kinds of stories that can teach us a lot about humanity. (26.11.2012)