badelf
Based on Pyotr Kropotkin's "Memoirs of a Revolutionist," Cyril Schäublin's "Unrueh" is fascinating and surprisingly easy to watch despite its deliberate pacing. The film's stylism is exceptional, successfully recreating the atmosphere of 1870s Swiss watchmaking culture with meticulous attention to detail. The acting is solid, and there's a running irony in the constant adjustment of the factory clocka perfect metaphor for workers trying to reclaim control over their own time from industrial capitalism.
The film's precision pacing mirrors the mechanical world it depicts, and the historical look is impeccable. Schäublin understands the visual language of the period and uses it effectively.
However, two significant faults undermine the f...