Product Details

• Actors: Petra MorzĂ©, Andreas Patton, Hary Prinz, Susanne Wuest, Dennis Cubic
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
• Language: German
• Subtitles: English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Film Movement
• DVD Release Date: May 23, 2006
• Run Time: 119 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0007TZHWA
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #49,188 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Antares" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Antares tells three stories of passion jealously, routine and violence. Love is the cause of, and driving force behind the character's emotional and physical experiences. This film also tells us what this fundamental energy of life brings about and how it leads to human action or suffering. And finally, what it is capable of triggering in the way of longing and destruction, tenderness, fear, loneliness and courage.

Alex and Nicole are divorced but Alex cannot let go of what has passed. Sonja is facing tough times because of her pregnancy and becoming wildly jealous of her husband Marco. While Eva, a loyal wife and mother, has her life turned upside-down by a fling with Tomasz. They all live in the same impersonal housing estate, emotionally messy individuals within a uniform concrete façade.

Antares features explicit sexual content and mature themes in its portrayal of these modern relationships.

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Careful Viewing Is Rewarded, May 1, 2009

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Daniel G. Lebryk (Chicago) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Antares (DVD)

Antares sounds like a reasonably normal film, the story of three couples living in a bleak apartment complex. This is far from an average normal film. This is an explicit film, not only for the intimate moments, but also in the way that people treat eachother. The director, Götz Spielmann, has sparks of Tom Tykwer in him; he plays with the timeline and three different views of events. There is an ever so slight feeling of Run Lola Run (Run Lola Run).

This film is not for everyone. The film opens with a man in the back seat of a cab looking at intimate photographs of a woman. Suddenly the cab is hit by another car and the screen goes black. We are then transported to the horribly mundane life of a very beautiful blonde wife, housewife, nurse, mother; Eva. It turns out that Eva is having an affair with another man. Early in the film there is a very intimate explicit passionate scene between Eva and her lover. There is a shocking contrast between this scene and the following dinner scene with her husband and daughter. The second act of the film, connected through scenes or events from the first act, is of an almost dead looking white, blonde woman that is a cashier at the local grocery store. The second act is about her relationship with an imigrant. The third act is again connected through scenes in the first and second acts, and is about another blonde woman living in a separate building from the first two. This story is about the abusive relationship she has with her estranged husband.

This may seem like a detailed description of the plot that might give away some secrets, however, that could not be farther from the truth. This is a multilayered plot that twists over on itself. Götz Spielmann has done a magnificant job in paiting these interesting characters, and then taken the timeline and completely thrown it out the window.

Camera work is impeccible, every shot is locked solid on a tripod. If there were handheld shots, they were smooth and unobtrusive. The choice of framing was outstanding. There is a scene on the train just after Eva's rendezvous at the hotel - Eva is staring straight ahead from the far left of the screen. The rest of the frame is an expanse of black window with faint lights going past. On closer inspection, there is the reflection of another couple in the train, with the man on top of the woman, both are fully clothed, but they are clearly having sex. We hear him say, should we go to your apartment? It's this type of framing and details that are spread throughout the film.

If there is one complaint about this film, it's the last 5 minutes. Somehow the director lost his way to closing the film. There is a sort of epilog after the third act is resolved. The film meanders around a little bit trying to find the finish. The director does finally find his way, and the final scene is just about right.

The film is not rated by the MPAA, it did achieve and R rating in Canada. This is on the upper end of an R rating, almost to the NC-17 territory. The opening act is the most graphic of scenes. There is both male and female full nudity in this film. This is nowhere near the pronography area at all. Language is not particularly strong. And there is very little violence. However, the film is definately a very mature film.

Another fabulous film brought to the US by Film Movements. This is a series to watch if you love independent and often times foreign film. Antares is an intense, explicit film that is very rewarding. If you loved this film, another film in this series that is just as wonderful, Fraulein.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dark Side of Human Nature, October 18, 2010

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Cary B. Barad (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Antares (DVD)

This is a subtitled German language film with explicit sexual activity and language. Yet, it should not be misconstued as X-rated porn.

Even though there is a close-up of someone's Wienerschnitzel in a hotel room, all of these scenes are secondary to the dramatic and well-crafted tales of men and women in modern day Vienna, struggling to come to terms with their sad, sordid and unfulfilling lives.

I would, however qualify my 5-Star Rating by noting that this movie is really for serious fans of foreign art films. Others are likely to be bored. This DVD is certainly quite lengthy, but manages to give good insights into the dark side of human nature.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good story, January 19, 2011

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LakeKids (Paso Robles,CA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Antares (DVD)

I don't know why it is, but film makers around the world seem so much better at capturing the human psyche on film the those in the US. This up close examination of how peoples lives can be intertwined and the consequences good or bad makes for an excellent movie. This scenario could play out anywhere in any big city anywhere in the world. The acting was so good, the various situations so believable. Starts to make you wonder...is this happening somewhere in my life? Highly recommended!