Synopsis
Cate Blanchett stars as Philippa, a British teacher living in Turin, Italy, who has seen many friends, including her husband, fall victim to drug overdoses. Philippa has repeatedly contacted the police with information about Turin's biggest drug dealer but, complicit in his dealings, they have completely ignored her. So Philippa decides to dole out her own form of justice with a homemade bomb -- setting her off on a journey from young widow to fugitive on the run.
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Cast
- Cate BlanchettPhilippa
- Giovanni RibisiFilippo
- Remo GironeFilippo's Father
- Stefania RoccaRegina
- Alessandro SperdutiAriel
- Mattia SbragiaMajor Pini
- Stefano SantospagoMr. Vendice
- Alberto Di StasioThe Prosecutor
- Giovanni VettorazzoThe Inspector
- Gianfranco BarraThe Lieutenant
Recommendations
- 90
The New York Times
Here the clinical, stopwatch precision of Mr. Tykwer's explorations of synchronicity and Kieslowski's warmer, metaphysically dreamy speculations about the role of chance and coincidence in human affairs synchronize into a film whose formal elegance is matched by its depth of feeling. - 88
Philadelphia Inquirer
Odd, and awkward in places, but its lyricism and power stay with you. - 83
Portland Oregonian
Not just love, but maybe an escape from a wretched world. We're not sure, but that's what makes Heaven so inexplicably, intriguingly soulful, even in its most remote and architectural instances. - 75
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Touching, transcendent love story. - 75
San Francisco Chronicle
A mystical tale of two souls, joined in love but divided in society, seeking redemption and understanding before they pass to another plane. - 75
Boston Globe
It's maddeningly chowderheaded, simplistic, pretentious, and not a little silly. You can't take your eyes off it. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
Poetic in its sadness, and Blanchett's performance confirms her power once again. - 63
ReelViews
Heaven's tone is all wrong. The movie tries to be ethereal, but ends up seeming goofy.
