Claire's Camera

Name: Claire's Camera
Genre: Drama
Released: March 9, 2018
Duration: 69 min
Rating: 80
Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Jin-yeong Jeong, Mark Peranson, Mi-hie Jang, Min-hee Kim

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Cinema Guild | Release Date: March 9, 2018 | Not Rated

Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Jin-yeong Jeong, Mark Peranson, Mi-hie Jang, Min-hee Kim, Shahira Fahmy, Taewoo Kang, Wanmin Lee, Yoon Heesun

Summary: A refreshingly sunny performance from Isabelle Huppert is at the center of this comic charmer from South Korean master Hong Sangsoo. Huppert plays Claire, a school teacher with a camera (that might be magical) on her first visit to Cannes. She happens upon a film sales assistant, Manhee (Kim Minhee), recently laid off after a one-nightA refreshingly sunny performance from Isabelle Huppert is at the center of this comic charmer from South Korean master Hong Sangsoo. Huppert plays Claire, a school teacher with a camera (that might be magical) on her first visit to Cannes. She happens upon a film sales assistant, Manhee (Kim Minhee), recently laid off after a one-night stand with a film director (Jung Jinyoung). Together, this unlikely pair become detectives of sorts, as they wander around the seaside resort town, working to better understand the circumstances of Manhee's firing—and developing new outlooks on life in the process. [Cinema Guild]… Expand

Director: Sang-soo Hong

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 69 min

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The Playlist Bradley Warren

May 24, 2017

If Hong is often a filmmaker who can be accused of making the same movie over and over again, this latent muse brings a veritable freshness to his output by offering an emotional gravity that hadn’t significantly figured into his creative sphere. Read full review

Bilge Ebiri

Mar 8, 2018

For all its airy lightness and apparent simplicity, it’s hard not to watch Claire’s Camera and sense beneath its placid surfaces the fretful voice of a filmmaker who longs to return to the elements of his art. Read full review

Richard Brody

Mar 8, 2018

[Hong's] tightrope-long takes of scenes filmed in settings ranging from the picturesque to the banal (restaurants and apartments, café terraces, Mediterranean beaches) have an intricate dramatic construction, replete with glittering asides and wondrous coincidences, to rival that of a Hollywood classic. Read full review

Guy Lodge

May 24, 2017

Characters often most reveal themselves when they’re saying nothing of any particular consequence in Hong’s short, loose script. Read full review

Justin Chang

Mar 29, 2018

For Huppert, most celebrated for her uncompromising severity in films like "Elle" and "The Piano Teacher," the movie is an opportunity to cut gloriously loose; no less than Claire herself, she seems to be enjoying her holiday. Read full review

Deborah Young

May 24, 2017

Feeling more spontaneous and improvised than ever, this tale of chance encounters at a big film festival is easy on the eye and strewn with humorous gems, as it wryly reflects on the festival business and its denizens. Read full review

Jason Bechervaise

May 24, 2017

Undoubtedly the film’s charm comes from the performances of Kim and Huppert, and scenes involving the pair and their tangible chemistry resonate the strongest. Read full review

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Gar_Stazi

Dec 16, 2018

This is a masterpiece! Isabelle Huppert is a genius, her performance steals every scene. A simple story told in a brilliant way, only the best directors achieve this!

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Rewrite

Nov 30, 2018

I don't generally give 1-star reviews, but this movie was so awful it was unintentionally funny at times. All the dialogue appeared to be ad-libbed by actors who had never had any experience with improvisation...constant repetition of trite phrases, awkward pauses, forgetting what one hadI don't generally give 1-star reviews, but this movie was so awful it was unintentionally funny at times. All the dialogue appeared to be ad-libbed by actors who had never had any experience with improvisation...constant repetition of trite phrases, awkward pauses, forgetting what one had said, etc. The best thing about this movie was that it was only 67 minutes long -- but still over an hour of my life I won't get back.… Expand

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GerN

Dec 25, 2018

Consistently frustrating, maddeningly repetitive, banal to an extreme, this is one of the worst films I have ever seen.

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