Cohen Media Group | Release Date: May 8, 2015
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TVJerryJun 10, 2015
The films starts by proclaiming that it's a fictionalized take on real events, which turns out to be a complicated endeavor. Catherine Deneuve's character owns a posh casino in Nice. Her daughter returns home and gets involved with herThe films starts by proclaiming that it's a fictionalized take on real events, which turns out to be a complicated endeavor. Catherine Deneuve's character owns a posh casino in Nice. Her daughter returns home and gets involved with her mother's advisor in a scheme that destroys the business. The story is even more complicated, which dilutes the drama. Some of the locations are lovely and Deneuve's 70's dresses are ugly/fabulous, but the film's more a recounting than an involving tale of relationships and betrayal. Director André Téchiné has drained most of the energy out of the potential passion and left us with an uninvolving and uninteresting narrative. In French with subtitles. (Criterion Cinema only) Expand
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GinaKMay 25, 2015
This is a well-acted French true crime (or maybe not) drama, occasionally hard to follow but far more interesting to adults (young and old) than the current fare at the megaplexes. Although this is not a perfect film or the director’s bestThis is a well-acted French true crime (or maybe not) drama, occasionally hard to follow but far more interesting to adults (young and old) than the current fare at the megaplexes. Although this is not a perfect film or the director’s best work, the actors create enigmatic human beings that hold your interest and their motivations are complex enough to argue about afterwards. It also helps that the film is set in the South of France, which is always a pleasure to watch as is Catherine Deneuve, although she has her work cut out for her here helping you make sense of what happened – not that anyone is really sure. Expand
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