Denis Lavant, Chulpan Khamatova, E.J. Callahan, Philippe Clay, Todor Georgiev
Tuvalu is the name of an island which Anton dreams of escaping to -- a dream which seems unlikely to come true, given that he works as the maintenance man at the dilapidated and largely deserted pool ... read more 
DVD Release Date: September 24, 2002
Stats: 129 reviews
Can a picturesque but dilapidated Turkish bathhouse pass a government inspection, and can love between a poolboy and a female patron flourish after the girl's father is killed when a piece of the crumbling ceiling falls on him? This nearly silent, tinted experimental feature with... read more
At first you really don't know what going on. But the uniqueness of the film is where it stands out.
What a wonderful movie! yes, it's like Metropolis remade by Guy Maddin as a Jean-Pierre Jeunet love story, but somehow it's so much more than that. Every directorial choice Helmer made, from the perfect casting, to keeping the dialog gestural and nearly non-verbal, to the childis... read more
It took a little bit for me to get into the rhythm of this one, but once I figured out what was going on, I really enjoyed it. It's along the lines of surreal fairytales like "Delicatessen" and "The City of Lost Children", full of bizarre characters and eye-catching production d... read more
Beautiful, hypnotic, and mesmerizing imagery makes the film a truly unique visceral experience. However, the story is nearly non-existent which makes it difficult for the viewer to become truly involved with the film and embrace it... but still, the film is beautiful to behold wh... read more
The bathouse is worth the film. And the film is worth watching without the bathouse. I loved this film.
Tuvalu is astounding. It is also bizarre, challenging, and, at times, admirably overreaching.
This one-of-a kind charmer casts an immediate and delightful spell. Full Review
A disappointment, a precious and grotesque exercise reminiscent of Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Delicatessen, only less amusing. Full Review
Still in the mood for something offbeat and phantasmagoric? Check out this charming German import by Veit Helmer. Full Review
The kind of movie that might one day find itself in the hall of fame of surreal movie weirdness alongside cult favorites like Eraserhead, Delicatessen and the avant-garde frolics of Guy Maddin. Full Review
Tuvalu is like watching a Dali painting brought to life...and who wouldn't want to see that? Full Review
Ultimately a rewarding -- if weird -- experience. It's just too bad that it takes so long to get there. Full Review
Fetishistic in its bemusement with gadgetry and painstaking in its slapstick-meets-high-emotion construction... Tuvalu is a decently engaging high farce, even if its influences are roundly on display. Full Review
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