Everything Went Fine

Name: Everything Went Fine
Genre: Drama
Released: April 14, 2023
Duration: 113 min
Rating: 68
Cast: André Dussollier, Charlotte Rampling, Daniel Mesguich, Eric Caravaca, Géraldine Pailhas

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Cohen Media Group | Release Date: April 14, 2023 | Not Rated

Starring: André Dussollier, Charlotte Rampling, Daniel Mesguich, Eric Caravaca, Géraldine Pailhas, Grégory Gadebois, Hanna Schygulla, Jacques Nolot, Judith Magre, Nathalie Richard, Sophie Marceau

Summary: When André (André Dussollier) suffers a debilitating stroke and calls on his daughter Emmanuèle (Sophie Marceau) to help him die with dignity, she finds herself faced with a painful decision. Based on Emmanuèle Bernheim’s memoir.

Director: François Ozon

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 113 min

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Rex Reed

Apr 14, 2023

Written and directed by the prolific François Ozon, Everything Went Fine is an exemplary work that intelligently explores the pros and cons of euthanasia with the kind of love, truthfulness and power that is rarely captured on film. Read full review

Karen Gordon

Apr 8, 2022

Although the subject matter is serious, Ozon has directed here with a light hand and a cool and distant eye. He’s completely avoided melodrama, focusing on people going through their lives day to day. Thanks to his accomplished cast, and sophisticated approach, the emotions are there, but they don’t overwhelm the story. Read full review

Robert Abele

Apr 21, 2023

"Everything” — anchored by strong performances from Marceau and Dussollier — is a refreshingly in-the-moment chronicle of what it means to love someone enough to grant them something so final, and, in a society that doesn’t fully accept it, to see it through legally and logistically. Read full review

Anthony Lane

Apr 17, 2023

In truth, every performance in Everything Went Fine is nicely judged—too much so, I suspect, for many filmgoers, who will be praying for someone to explode. Yet the movie is anything but bland. Read full review

Ben Croll

Jul 11, 2021

For all of his self-imposed restraints, Ozon remains a terrific actors’ director, with both Marceau and especially Dussollier giving lively performances that afford the film its limited spark. Read full review

David Jenkins

Jun 23, 2022

It’s an engaging movie about being able to control one’s destiny, but the wait continues for when this director will pull something truly heartfelt out of the bag Read full review

Michael O'Sullivan

Apr 25, 2023

A meticulously balanced if oddly inert film. Read full review

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alanpotter17

Apr 19, 2023

Este filme de François Azon tem uma cara de "Amor" misturado com "o pai", retratando um chefe de família que sofre um AVC e que opta por querer a eutanásia.
A obra então vai tecendo o conflito a partir da perspectiva das filhas do homem, uma vez que elas tomam a iniciativa (não sem dúvidas eEste filme de François Azon tem uma cara de "Amor" misturado com "o pai", retratando um chefe de família que sofre um AVC e que opta por querer a eutanásia.
A obra então vai tecendo o conflito a partir da perspectiva das filhas do homem, uma vez que elas tomam a iniciativa (não sem dúvidas e conflitos, obviamente) e também o acompanham dentro do hospital. Ele fica internado por meses até ver a melhor data para realizar o procedimento.
Em primeiro lugar uma coisa que muito me incomodou é que os frames são todos muito rápidos, as cenas não se perduram, e talvez seja pra mostrar a bagunça que a cabeça das irmãs em relação a decisão de levar adiante algo tão delicado. De fato, parece um turbilhão, os dias passam voando e a sensação de ansiedade toma conta da projeção mediante a simples edição meio frenética. Para um filme francês, essa edição dita anteriormente pareceu meio deslocada, contudo, ao analisar a funcionalidade dentro do roteiro até que se saiu bem. O destaque é que o tema é tratado com muita naturalidade, as vezes até friamente mesmo. Tanto que o clímax fica com impressão de um anti-clímax, mas isso tudo acaba nos fazendo pensar de como a cultura europeia é mesmo muito diferente da cultura latina em determinados aspectos.
É um filme que, apesar da edição frenética, é sensível e reflexivo. Embora a eutanásia seja um procedimento legal na Suíça (para onde é levado o homem), elas não deixam de responder a algumas perguntas policiais e a ter sempre uma áurea acusatória pairando sobre suas cabeças.… Expand

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Brent_Marchant

May 21, 2023

Questions related to assisted suicide and the right to die have been debated hotly for decades, and proponents on each side of these issues have made passionate arguments for their causes. A number of fine films have addressed these issues, too, such as “Blackbird” (2018), “You Don’t KnowQuestions related to assisted suicide and the right to die have been debated hotly for decades, and proponents on each side of these issues have made passionate arguments for their causes. A number of fine films have addressed these issues, too, such as “Blackbird” (2018), “You Don’t Know Jack” (2010), “Whose Life Is It, Anyway?” (1981) and “The Barbarian Invasions” (2003). And now moviegoers can add the latest offering from writer-director François Ozon to that list. This fact-based drama about an elderly French stroke victim who asks his daughter to help him die examines the subject from a variety of angles, including the legal, medical, emotional and ethical considerations involved in carrying out such a highly charged act, and it does so with a great deal of integrity, authenticity and heartfelt feeling. It’s also one of the finest, most accessible offerings from a filmmaker whose works I believe often leave much to be desired. However, with that said, that’s not to say that this release is without its issues, such as several story threads that don’t feel fully resolved, as well as some occasionally strange camera work and seemingly superfluous narrative elements. Nonetheless, “Everything Went Fine” has much in its favor, including excellent performances by its three principals (Sophie Marceau, André Dussellier and Géraldine Pailhas), a comprehensive script, sustained pacing, well-placed moments of comic relief, and emotional impact without becoming manipulative or schmaltzy. If you can look past this offering’s minor shortcomings, you’ll come away from it having had a moving and insightful cinema experience, as well as a thoughtful meditation on when it’s time to stay and when to go.… Expand

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