In the Courtyard

Name: In the Courtyard
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: April 10, 2015
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 57

2015

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Cohen Media Group | Release Date: April 10, 2015 | Not Rated

Summary: Middle-aged musician Antoine (Gustave Kervern) suddenly decides to end his career. After several days’ aimless wandering, he is hired as the caretaker of an old residential building in Paris. Mathilde (Catherine Deneuve) is a recently retired resident, generous, spirited and deeply involved with the management of the building. After sheMiddle-aged musician Antoine (Gustave Kervern) suddenly decides to end his career. After several days’ aimless wandering, he is hired as the caretaker of an old residential building in Paris. Mathilde (Catherine Deneuve) is a recently retired resident, generous, spirited and deeply involved with the management of the building. After she discovers a crack in her living room wall, her worry gradually turns to panic - what if the building were to collapse? Slowly, Antoine develops a fondness for this woman he is afraid will slip into madness. Through a confusion of misfires and anxiety, the two develop an awkward friendship, funny yet solid, which might just get them through this difficult patch. [Cohen Media Group]… Expand

Director: Pierre Salvadori

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 97 min

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Boyd van Hoeij

Apr 10, 2015

Crucially, though all the characters get a little eccentric at times and some of their antics seem to have been imported from boulevard comedies rather than inspired by real life, in the overall scheme of things, the ensemble remains grounded in a recognizable reality. Read full review

Zachary Wigon

Apr 7, 2015

Thoroughly nonjudgmental in its observations, Pierre Salvadori's In the Courtyard ranks as one of the funnier films about victims of depression and mental illness. Read full review

Ed Frankl

Apr 7, 2015

The dark heart of In the Courtyard makes its comedy ever more piquant, while Deneuve and Kervern are exceptional as two lonely souls finding solace in each other's company during the twilight years of their lives. Read full review

Guy Lodge

Apr 10, 2015

A wry, oh-so-gentle dual character study saved from sleepiness by the unexpected star pairing of Catherine Deneuve and Gustave Kervern. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Apr 9, 2015

Falling back repeatedly on in-your-face symbolism — especially with regard to the specter of decline — Mr. Salvadori seems content to idle in neutral. Read full review

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danipp

Apr 17, 2015

Moving story about two depressed people who become friends. You laugh and cry in this dramedy and it's nice to follow their battles on screen. Both leading actors are superb, specially Deneuve, besides great supporting roles. The problem with the script is the lack of attention to Antoine,Moving story about two depressed people who become friends. You laugh and cry in this dramedy and it's nice to follow their battles on screen. Both leading actors are superb, specially Deneuve, besides great supporting roles. The problem with the script is the lack of attention to Antoine, whom we have no idea about how his past was and why he became a sad, drug addict man. This hurts the film a little bit. Also the fact that we see repeated scenes of him make the story quite boring in sometimes. We don't have any particular message here, nothing incredible, but performances compensate that. Watch it for Deneuve if you will.… Expand

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