The Band’s Visit | Film

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5	Another delightful yet thoughtful film. Was it a bitter pill with a sweet coating? Probably... Great acting & I appreciated the soundtrack greatly. No background orchestration.
5	Very interesting view of Israelis and Egyptians mixing where they normally do not talk to each other in normal life.
5	Thoughtful - understated & sensitive. Beautifully filmed & acted. The human agent leading to xxx?
5	Lovely pace - I loved getting to know the characters of the band and the people they met on this journey.
5	Brilliant - loved it. Funny but needed more music.
5	A great exploration of cultures meeting. Excellent viewing.
5	Really good - funny & foreign!
5	It was great to see this cultural exchange. How they found the way to relate to each other.
5	Beautifully arranged film. Very gentle and the lady was xxx.
5	A lovely film. Sad & hopeful at the same time.
5	The Israeli Kate Winslet - a great character & subtly played. Happy/sad movie.
5	Charming observation of human behaviour.
5	Great film - humanising!
5	Enjoyed it - Sad but good.
5	Very interesting.
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4	Plenty of food for thought! Good acting & music.
4	It kept my attention.
4	The power of music - it doesn't need words. Brilliant camera work.
4	Interesting film!
4	Livelier than an evening in Basingstoke.
4	Wonderful atmosphere.
4	Quite emotional in parts. I felt empathy 'oh for goodness sake' Enjoyable.
4	Interesting - just wondering about the rest of the band's lives.
4	Wanted more - over too quickly. Fun.
4	A lovely gentle film. But a bit... lonely - glad I saw it with company!
4	Slow enjoyable film.
4	Enjoyable and interesting to see differences in culture and universal similarities.
4	A touching and humorous feel good film.
4	Great cultural story. Humorous/witty - made me smile.
4	Very gentle. Humorous. Enjoyable.
4	Very good. Interesting on different cultures.
4	Very slow. Unusual but I enjoyed it.
4	A very thoughtful film.
4	Left a good feeling. If only all things could be sorted so simply.
4	A gentle film.
4	Slow but emotional. Capt Mainwaring got better! A truly human story (or stories).
4	Proper Film Club movie. Loved the quirky nature of the movie.
4	A bit slow but enjoyable. Liked the music. Characters stayed true to themselves even in adversity.
4	Unusual but charming!
4	Grateful to Fleet Film: not a film I would have seen otherwise. Atmospheric and honest - too slow for my taste.
4	Cleverly filmed with great close-ups on facial expressions. Loved the slow awkwardness.
4	A slow burning study in human interactions - very different film - quite enjoyable.
4	Loved it, thank you for selecting this film.
4	Quietly entertaining - detected a little strain in relationships though as differences emerged. Enjoyed it.
4	An interesting film - A lot unspoken but a lot suggested. It showed how often humans do not express how they feel and this affects their lives deeply. Well acted, moving, sad and funny in part. Worth watching.
4	Rather slow but an interesting mix of understanding & misunderstanding between people. I found 'the general's' reticence a bit frustrating.
4	Lovely , gentle film. I really enjoyed it and especially the end when we heard the band playing. Didn't want it to end.
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4	Romantic.
4	Lovely.
3	What a weird little film!
3	Bit slow.
3	A bit soulful and slow and humour was supplanted with pathos.
3	Very slow moving but poignant & funny.
3	Endearing but pointless!
3	Interesting culturally but rather slow.
3	Funny and entertaining. An interesting take on the differences between the two cultures.
3	Quite a sweet film. Less music than anticipated but what there was good. Felt it was too slow.
3	Some comedy but what was the point?
3	A slow, gentle film but some emotional themes emerged. A change of pace, reflective... but overall enjoyed.
3	Slow but poignant. Shows that language is not important in sharing unhappiness!
3	I loved the music & the character studies. I wish we got to know the rest of the band more!
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3	Felt it did not reach conclusion.
3	Bit slow, not very funny - a bit sad.
3	Sad & lonely people in a sad & lonely place...
3	An interesting depiction of the interaction between different cultures and the development of repressed characters but too slow.
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2	Good to have Middle Eastern film. Found it boring at times - sad people! They all needed a good 'shake'. Repressed, constrained & fearful mostly. Sunshine was nice!
2	A slow, sad film. Thought it was going to be funny.
1	Too slow. I don't think I missed much when I nodded off in the middle for a few minutes.
1	Not for me!
1	Terrible!