简介：Itisastoryaboutablindboy(maybearound20yearsofage)–playedbyJorenSeldeslachts-whoiswildandliveswithhismotherinapalatialcountytypehouse;andhiscaretakerlady(maybearound30yearsofage)–brilliantlyenactedbyHalinaReijn(rememberZwartboek?)-whoissufferingfromalbino–i.e.bodydoesnotproduceenoughpigmentandtheapersonhaspaleorcolorlessskin,eyesandhair.JorenstartsfallinginlovewithHalinawithoutnoticingaboutheralbinodiseasebecauseheisblind.HalinatrieshardtoevadeJoren'scloseness–butisnotabletoresistherownfears,andfallsinlovewithJoren.KatelijneVerbekeplaystheboy'smotherwhonoticesthisattractionandisagainsttheirrelationship.ThegoodnewscomeswhentheboyisabouttogethissightbackandthatisthetimeHalinagoesaway–sothatJorenwouldalwaysrememberherasabeautifulgirl.ButJorenispersistentandafterregaininghissightdesperatelysearchesforHalina.Dotheymeet?Andwhathappensafterthat–Iwillnottellyouandspoilyourshow. Icriedseeingthemovie.IthasbeenseveralyearssinceIhavecriedsomuchinamovie.IthinkthelasttimeitwaswhenIwas16yearsold–andhadgonetosee"Summerof'42".NowIam40.ButthepurityofloveshowninthemovieistenderlyexecutedbythedirectorTamarvandeDop. FromthetimeHalinaentersthescreen,shecapturedmyimagination.TheanguishofHalina'ssoul–herspirit,herfears,herwill,hercharacter,herloveandhersadnessaredepictedwithgenerosity.Somescenesaresimplyoutstanding–whenHalinacloseshereyesandtouchesherfaceandlipstofeelhowwillablindmanfeelherface?Whenshecoversthemirrorassoonassheentersthepalatialhouse–andlaterwhensheuncoversittosee–whatinherisbeautifulthattheboyisfallinginlovewithher.Thebodylanguageofher–toresisttheboycomingclose,butshegivinguptothepoweroflove–isworthwhiletosee.FromthetimeHalinaentersthescreenandgoesaway–Ilongeddesperatelytoseeherback.ShehasplayedherpartsonaturallythatIhavefalleninlovewithherandwouldnotdaretomeetherinreallife–tobreakmyimageof"Marie"that'shernameinthemovie. Thebackdropis–IthinkBelgiumorBulgaria!Thesnowcladlandscapeiscapturedwithnature'secstasy.Themusicisfantastic.Somescenesaresogreatlyexecutedthatwithoutaword–justbyimagesthedirectorcommunicatessomanythings,andthatistheartofcinema.Goodmoviesbringyoubacktothesoul–thecoreofourhumanvaluesandpurityoflove. Justonefinalcomment,thelovemakingscenebetweenHalinaandJorenpopsupwithoutagradualbuildupwithinthatparticularshot,andthatistheonlyjarringpartofthemovie.…