I usually like innovative, original and even strange films. When I read some comments on the Internet I thought this movie might be that (innovative, original and strange). Well, yeah it is but, I now think those things are not always enough to make a good movie. I was warned about the lack of color and dialogs (the characters only made cavemen noises and eventually said single words), but I'll have to admit with a lot of shame that I need words in a movie, it was so boring. The "funny" parts are not that funny neither. Maybe if you like the silent films from the beginning of the 20th century you'll enjoy this one, if not (like me) I'd recommend to stay away from this.I understand the comparison with Juenet and Caro. I'm almost sure that the music at the beginning is also in "City of Lost Children" (may be wrong), the use of water reminded it to me too. And several similarities with Delicatessen can be found. But it doesn't mean that if you liked those two films you'll like Tuvalu, believe me.It's not all bad, the photograph is really good, a very nice work of art. The story is also very creative, another good point. But as a whole, it didn't work for me. Interesting experiment however.If you are the kind of person who is in search of "different" movies, I must say this may, but also may not be the one that you're looking for.

I enjoyed Tuvalu immensely. I found it to be a very touching and heart-warming look into the life of an ordinary man living in an extraordinary world. The story was great. It had elements of suspense, romance, tragedy and quirky humour. The actors also did an excellent job of bringing to life the odd and endearing characters. I also found that the film really succeeded in bringing across a mood with exquisitely bleak scenery and visuals which I found reminiscent of both "City of Lost Children" and "Brazil". Tuvalu is an incredible surrealistic journey through a world full of fantasy and wonder. I highly recommend it.

This is a film that filled me with warmth and appreciation for the cinematic artform. Using tinted black and white film and a suggestion of dialogue, Veit Helmer was able to successfully tell a story in the way they were told within the first 30 years of cinema. It should renew anyone's faith in this medium who thought that Hollywood productions were all that were left to call "entertainment".Andre is the younger son of a blind man, left to run a delapidated bath house in a fictional European city a few years in the future(?). He not only has to juggle the possible closing of the house by local authorities, keep business going as usual, and keep his Father from finding out the true plight of which they face, but also face his first true love, Eva. All this and an evil brother who wants to see the bath house torn down in way for a new development and you have a formula that has been seen many times over.However, several elements come into play that make this an outstanding film. One, the film is shot using tinted black and white film, giving the decaying sets a life of their own. Second, Veir opted out of having any "real" dialogue and instead presented a combination of gestures, expressions and universally known words to convey the words. This made way for the kind of acting that was predominate in the first 30 years of film history, and if he had decided to illiminate the dialogue altogether it would have come out the exact same way. Not since the premiere films of Luc Besson, David Lynch or Lars Von Trier can I stress the incredible treasure that has been created.I hope that many more of you have the chance to see this film.

I had the luck to see it at a festival for young directors in Salerno and I was surprised it won for a few votes only.There is something that recalls Chaplin and Beckett's theatre works(the acting,of course)and it also quotes Jean Vigo's L'Atalante in many shots.There is also a quotation from Nosferatu in the early minutes!This flavour of old time silent film is even more present in the wonderful photography and the surrealistic scenography.I love this film and I think that it is far better than Kusturica has done.Moreover the style,so refined, is quite different from Kusturica's works.And mind that the director had made only short films before!