Genèse (Genesis)
Funfilm Distribution | Release Date: August 23, 2019 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
87
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzJul 29, 2019
The drama is an intricately constructed and intensely felt work that transcends the easy “coming-of-age” genre label that is so tempting to slap onto it. Read full review
90
Screen DailyAllan HunterAug 21, 2019
Often very funny, especially in classroom scenes filled with unconventional teachers and unruly pupils, the film also shows real feeling for the tangled workings of the human heart and the way individuals are at their loneliest in a crowd of people. Read full review
90
The Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijJul 29, 2019
Even though the movie barely provides any backstory or other details, the characters’ emotions are always immediately accessible in this vivid depiction of the all-consuming nature of nascent amour, as well as the pain, heartbreak and confusion that come with trying to channel all these pure emotions into something as structured as your daily life. Read full review
90
VarietyGuy LodgeJul 29, 2019
Lesage’s filmmaking, with its unhurried editing and eerily echoing music cues, is in expert sympathy with his hovering, out-of-time protagonists. Read full review
83
The Film StageZhuo-Ning SuAug 22, 2019
Both Pellerin and Abita are tremendous, each fiercely charismatic in a way that doesn’t compromise the vulnerability of their characters. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleOct 3, 2019
Genèse concludes as a sober reminder that the young always feel intensely, but that the years between the crush that shines and the ardor that confounds are short ones, indeed. Read full review
80
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergAug 22, 2019
The film may be maddening as a character study, and it could damage an ionizer with its air of self-importance, but its experiments in form and tone are highly original. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineJake ColeJul 29, 2019
Lesage pulls focus onto the aftershocks of trauma rather than the traumatic events themselves. Read full review
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