This movie is so well done, I don't know where to start. The photography is great. The pacing will be a little slow for some people, but I thought it worked perfectly. In fact, the look and feel of the film reminded me of "Call Me By Your Name", which also ranks in my top five. Some reviewers have tried to say that this is a bisexual film, but they are wrong. Men find themselves pushed into marriage for any number of reasons, and stay there for a while because they find themselves trapped. That doesn't make them bisexual. Not at all.
And some reviewers have complained that the ending is ambiguous, but I disagree. You have only to look at the smile on Anat's face in the final shot as she watches Thomas pedal off on his bicycle, and you know exactly why she came to Berliin.
Review of The Cakemaker
