In front of the girls, the friendship between two families derails after a major accident. Critics praise the balance between black humor and drama, but especially also the acting performance. They praise the protagonists unanimously for their compelling and accurate interpretations.
“The film, an adaptation of the novel We do what we can do from Lykele Muus, starts with a short scene that sets the tone. Two sweet girls of about six years old meet with their mothers in the Austrian Alps. Without reason, one of the children hands out a firm tap to her fresh girlfriend.”
“Instead of Heibel, ten years later, it appears ten years later that the parent pairs have become so friends that they have bought an Austrian holiday home together, where they celebrate their holidays every year. The idyll is cruelly disrupted when the girls get involved in an accident. Both end up in the hospital. One of them becomes in a coma, the other seems to get rid of it. But that is apparent.”
“For the girls leunt zwaar op de vertolkingen. De vier hoofdrolspelers zijn stuk voor stuk subliem. Thekla Reuten vecht als een leeuwin voor het leven van haar dochter. De maskers die de vier echtelieden al die jaren hebben gedragen gaan af en brengen het slechtste in de vier betrokkenen naar boven.”
“Fedja van Huêt turns out to be a weak adulterous Lapzwans. Noortje Herlaar, the other mother, explodes under increasing pressure and shows her fierce side. Her husband, played by Valentijn Dhaenens, is an autistic man with an inferiority complex that does not feel seriously taken in this friend.”
“Comic? Is humor possible in a movie about just about the worst thing that can happen to you as a parent – your child floating on the edge of death? As a viewer, can you smile like a doctor who confuses two daughters during a bad news conversation?” Oh, sorry “?”
“With director Mike van Diem. The tone, who balances between severity and air, is one of the best aspects of for the girls . It ensures that you keep going in the nightmare of the characters, from the masterly directed opening scene.”
“It is a feast to see some of the best Dutch actors of the moment put their teeth in this material. In the dialogues in which the masks go up and down. In this battle in which decency it has to make it more and more against instinctive body preservation. They show the human shortage in great quarrels and small gestures.”
“For the girls is een knaller, een gitzwarte comedy, een echte acteursfilm waarin de spelers helemaal los kunnen gaan. Mike van Diem, het moet toch steeds weer even gezegd worden voor de mensen die het vergeten zijn, is een van drie Nederlandse regisseurs die ooit een Oscar voor Beste Film wonnen. Van Diem kreeg ‘m in 1997 voor Character.”
“So a comedy. That disguises as a drama. Note: a black comedy. A film that shawls the varnish road with that accident with which acquaintances often conceal mutual irritations. For those who have an eye for it, there is a lot of pleasure in the film hidden in clamps and small actions.”
“The way in which Fedja van Huêts character comes up the stairs that first morning in the holiday home. The dedain with which he smokes in his bathrobe in his bathrobe The sports ambitions of Valentijn Dhaenens character Erik. Of course, those things are going. Van Diem is happy to see it. And so we do it.”
“In the scenario written by Van Diem, as carefully put together as a timepiece, the pressure is gradually increasingly increased. Constantly the mutual relationships – not only the two couples are facing each other, there is more to play.”
“The mothers tackle things differently than the fathers; smokers Gwen and Danny sometimes get rid of; the neat Fleming Erik remains a bit of an outsider for everyone else.”
“Even as a viewer, your sympathy is constantly shifting. Or more precisely said: you stand between the four, all four, no matter how pernicious their behavior is sometimes. It makes a film for the girls to talk about again.”
In for the girls , The Friendship between two families derails after a major accident. Critics Praise the Balance Between Dark Humor and Drama, But Especiate The Acting Performances. They Unanimously Praise the Leading Actors for Their Compelling and Accurate Performances.
“The film, an adaptation of the novel We do what we can do by Lykele Muus, Begins with a short scene that sets the tone. Two sweet girls of about Six meet with their Mothers in the austrian Alps.
“Instead of trouble, it turns out ten years later that the parents have Become so close that they bought an austrian Holiday Home Together, where they spend their holidays together every year. Up in The Hospital.
“For the girls relies heavily on the performances. The four leading actors are all sublime. Thekla Reuten fights like a lioness for her daughter’s life. The masks that the four spouses have worn all these years come off and bring out the worst in the four involved.”
“Fedja van Huêt turns out to be a weak, adulterous wimp. Noortje Herlaar, the other mother, explodes under the increasing pressure and shows her fierce side. Her husband, played by the Fleming Valentijn Dhaenens, is an autistic man with an inferiority complex who feels not taken seriously. Decency is hard To find in this Friendship. “
“Comical? Is humor possible in a movie about just about the sausage that can happen to you as a parent – your child floating on the edge of death? Can you as a dirmer secretly laugh when a doctor confuses two daughter’s conversation?” Oh? “
“Yes, with director Mike van Diem. The Tone, which Balances Between SerianSess and Levity, is one of the best aspects of for the girls . It ensures that you stay in the nightmare of the characters, Right from the masterfully directed opening scene.”
“It is a feast to see a number of the best Dutch actors of the moment sink their teeth into this material. In the dialogues in which the masks go on and off. In this struggle in which decency has to give way thety and more to-in-preservation. They-preservation. Gestures. “
“For the girls is a smash hit, a pitch-black comedy, a real actor’s film in which the players can really let loose. Mike van Diem, it must be said again and again for the people who have forgotten, is one of three Dutch directors who has ever won an Oscar for Best Film. Van Diem received it in 1997 for Character.”
“So a comedy. That disguises itself as a drama. Mind you: a black comedy. A movie that uses that accident to scrape away with which acquaintances of conceal mutual irritations. Small Actions. “
“The way fedja by Huêt’s Character Trudges up the stairs that first morning in the Holiday Home. The Disdain with what he, smoking in His Bathrobe, Watches Valentijn Dhaenens’ Character Erik’s Sporting Ambitions. Of Demthy’s Its Explode. Isat. Isat. Ist explode. Ist Explode. Thiss Explode Do we. “
“In The Screenplay Written by Van Diem, as carefully constructed as a clockwork, The Pressure is Gradually Increased. The Mutual Relationships are Constantly Shifting – Not Only Do The Two Couples Face Each Other, There Is More is More More.”
“The Mothers Tackle Things Differently Than The Fathers; Smokers Gwen and Danny Sometimes Isolate Themselves for a While; the Neat Fleming Erik Remains A Bit of An Outsider for Everyone Else.”
“Also as a viener, your sympathy shifts continuously. Or more precisely: you are in between the four, understand all four, howver repurnhensible their Behavior May sometimes be for the girls a film to talk a lot more.”