Enfant Terrible
Dark Star Pictures | Release Date: May 7, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
49
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Mixed or average reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
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4
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Movie NationRoger MooreMay 13, 2021
Masucci’s intensely charismatic Fassbinder, bathed in cigarette smoke, working “26 hour days” even before the cocaine and barbiturate addictions that took over later, looks like walking death the moment we meet him. That lets Enfant Terrible reinforce the suspicion that Fassbinder is more famous for his excesses than his films, 40 years after his death. Read full review
60
The GuardianPeter BradshawMay 13, 2021
It gives you a good idea of what a nightmare he must have been to work for, and the 24/7 tumult that drove his work. Fassbinder was the nearest an auteur came to punk rock. Read full review
50
Screen DailyJonathan RomneyMay 13, 2021
Enfant Terrible is somewhat repetitive – ever more shouting, more hedonism, more tainted glory – but it’s never boring. It’s just not very insightful – full marks for the style, but the substance is best found in the books, and in the various documentaries about the man. Read full review
50
The New York TimesNicolas RapoldMay 13, 2021
The film feels both hermetic and declarative, and it’s folly to constantly remind a viewer of Fassbinder’s impossible-to-replicate alchemy of color, lighting, angles and passion. Read full review
42
The Film StageEthan VestbyMay 13, 2021
Enfant Terrible feels like one missed opportunity after another. Read full review
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