Abuse of Weakness

Name: Abuse of Weakness
Genre: Drama
Released: August 15, 2014
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 77

2014

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Strand Releasing | Release Date: August 15, 2014 | Not Rated

Summary: A stroke-afflicted filmmaker (Isabelle Huppert) is manipulated by a notorious con man.

Director: Catherine Breillat

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 105 min

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RogerEbert.com Peter Sobczynski

Aug 15, 2014

This is a work just as startling and potent as anything she has done to date — a powerful example of art being used to exorcise personal demons that is anchored by two stunning performances and some of the most gripping moments to be seen in any film so far this year. Read full review

Zachary Wigon

Aug 12, 2014

Breillat's impressive film is a study of bodies and how we carry them, and it explores the manner in which weakness seeks out strength on an almost primal level, bypassing the higher modes of human thought. Read full review

IndieWire Gary M. Kramer

Aug 26, 2014

Huppert gives a virtuoso performance here — not only because she deftly meets the extreme physical challenges of her role, but by playing Maud with unabashed humor and heart. Read full review

Peter Debruge

Sep 17, 2013

Of all living actresses, only Huppert could capture nuances that alternately elicit sympathy and fierce sexual attraction to a recent stroke victim. Read full review

Leah Greenblatt

Aug 17, 2014

Huppert is a wonder, inhabiting every iota of rage and froideur and helplessness; if only the movie's motives were as lucid as her performance. Read full review

Ela Bittencourt

Jul 24, 2014

Breillat's scripting of Maud as fatally distant from her family, willfully independent, but more believably abandoned, is haunting. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

Oct 2, 2014

Abuse of Weakness is 20 minutes of a great movie and another 85 minutes of nothing much. Read full review

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LowbrowCinema

Aug 25, 2014

Isabelle Huppert proves how brilliant she is with an astounding close up that seems to last forever and is truly the greatest moment in ABUSE OF WEAKNESS. This very personal and very embarassing story is true and it happened to director Catherine Breillet. Perhaps she could not face it. AndIsabelle Huppert proves how brilliant she is with an astounding close up that seems to last forever and is truly the greatest moment in ABUSE OF WEAKNESS. This very personal and very embarassing story is true and it happened to director Catherine Breillet. Perhaps she could not face it. And therefore, ABUSE is very tame for such a ruthless director who explored terrain no one else would dare.… Expand

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