Nénette

Name: Nénette
Genre: Documentary
Released: December 22, 2010
Duration: 70 min
Rating: 66

2010

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Release Date: December 22, 2010

Summary: From legendary French documentarian Nicolas Philibert, a captivating study of a 40-year-old orangutan — the oldest animal in the oldest zoo in the world. (Kino International)

Director: Nicolas Philibert

Genre(s): Documentary

Runtime: 70 min

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Jeannette Catsoulis

Dec 22, 2010

Beautiful in its minimalism, Nénette is no antizoo rant but a melancholy meditation on captivity. Read full review

Wesley Morris

Jan 20, 2011

The movie isn't a critique of zoo life. But it's possible we have on our hands, in Nénette's captivity, a microcosm of celebrity star-gazing. Read full review

Stephanie Merry

Feb 26, 2011

The animal's striking resemblance to a human is part of what makes Nicolas Philibert's documentary Nenette so evocative. Read full review

Nicolas Rapold

Dec 22, 2010

Like most primates, Nénette is both fascinatingly familiar and strange, capable of almost human expressions yet totally unknowable (as well as massive and hairy). Read full review

Boxoffice Magazine Sara Maria Vizcarrondo

Feb 2, 2011

It's a wonderfully moving meditation on the capacity of animals to inspire our imaginations and something applicable to educational markets as well as regular documentary audiences. Read full review

Empire David Parkinson

Jan 31, 2011

A gently moving film that's always thought-provoking if at times a little slow going. Read full review

Joe Neumaier

Dec 25, 2010

Our time spent with Nenette feel as stifling and airless as hers. Read full review

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