Womb

Name: Womb
Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama, Romance
Released: March 30, 2012
Duration: 111 min
Rating: 48

2012

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Olive Films | Release Date: March 30, 2012 | Not Rated

Summary: Rebecca returns to settle in her late grandfather's house. She seeks out childhood friend Tommy, now a university student living on his
own. Their reunion is marked by a strong mutual attraction. As they get to know one another better, Rebecca discovers that Tommy has harbored deep feelings for her too since their time together asRebecca returns to settle in her late grandfather's house. She seeks out childhood friend Tommy, now a university student living on his
own. Their reunion is marked by a strong mutual attraction. As they get to know one another better, Rebecca discovers that Tommy has harbored deep feelings for her too since their time together as children. But their passionate relationship is short-lived when Tommy is killed in a freak car accident. Devastated, Rebecca feels that life cannot go on without Tommy. She turns to the controversial "Department of Genetic Replication" for an option. Although wary of the potential repercussions, Tommy's parents reluctantly agree to supply Rebecca with the necessary DNA sample for her to bear a new Tommy in her womb. (Olive Films)… Expand

Director: Benedek Fliegauf

Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Drama, Romance

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 111 min

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V.A. Musetto

Mar 30, 2012

You are unlikely to see a movie about incest made as sensitively and tastefully as Womb. And although the characters speak English, the film is firmly anchored in European sensibilities, thanks to its Hungarian director, Benedek Fliegauf. Read full review

Boyd van Hoeij

Mar 27, 2012

Its quietly unsettling storytelling, precision visuals and almost mythical isolated setting all feel Hungarian to the core. Read full review

Mark Jenkins

Mar 30, 2012

An incestuous payoff might be expected, given the casting of Green; she first attracted widespread attention in Bertolucci's "The Dreamers," as a young woman who is unusually close to her brother. But whatever happens, Womb is more melancholy than erotic. Read full review

Michael Atkinson

Mar 27, 2012

The glacial pace is only quickened for seconds at a time with evocative ideas and hints of satire. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Mar 29, 2012

If the 20-odd seconds of blank screen squatting pointlessly amid the opening credits aren't enough warning that you're in for some seriously sluggish storytelling, then the adoption of a snail as one of the central motifs should drive the point home. Read full review

Joshua Rothkopf

Mar 27, 2012

Green was meant for quick-witted comedy. Unfortunately, she's becoming a mainstay of painfully sincere slogs. Read full review

Calum Marsh

Mar 28, 2012

Too abstract to suggest a coherent moral lesson, but too remote to foster a satisfying emotional connection, Womb feels barren, an attempt to do too much that ultimately does very little. Read full review

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Marcologie

Jan 12, 2023

Un film visuellement beau mais dérangeant sur le fond. Ce film est un chef d’œuvre car le réalisateur nous amène à se poser des questions sur le transhumanisme et en particulier les problèmes éthiques liés au clonage humain en abordant le sujet de façon intimiste, loin des traitementsUn film visuellement beau mais dérangeant sur le fond. Ce film est un chef d’œuvre car le réalisateur nous amène à se poser des questions sur le transhumanisme et en particulier les problèmes éthiques liés au clonage humain en abordant le sujet de façon intimiste, loin des traitements habituels du film de SF avec multinationale, scientifiques démiurges et décors labos. Ici rien de tout ça. Nous sommes sur une île au nord de l'europe. Un petit village au bord de mer. S'il n'y avait pas quelques ordinateurs ou téléphones portables, on pourrait croire que le temps s'est arrêté. Rebecca vient passer ses vacances chez son grand père. Elle fait la connaissance de Tommy. La complicité et l'amour naissant entre les jeunes adolescents d'une dizaine d'années est rompu par le départ de la jeune fille qui doit rejoindre sa mère au Japon. Rebecca revient sur l’île 12 ans plus tard et retrouve Tommy. Ils sont toujours amoureux et reprennent là où ils en étaient. Mais un accident de la route va brutalement laissé Rebecca dévasté par la mort de Tommy. Elle décide d'avoir recours au clonage et donnera naissance à un nouveau Tommy. Le malaise qu'engendre la confusion des personnes et des sentiments ne nous quittera plus. Tommy 2 en tant qu'individu, enfant puis adolescent, est t-il un sujet à part entière ou « fabriqué » pour être la réincarnation d'un souvenir ? Est-ce l'amour d'une mère ou la mémoire des désirs enfantins puis adultes de Rebecca ?. Elle est en permanence sur une ligne de crête et on pressent que le basculement de l'autre côté, celui de l'inceste, peut arriver à tout moment... Eva Green est excellente de son rôle. Son charme, allié à un jeu minimaliste, peu de dialogue, des sourires ou des regards appuyés en fait un personnage difficile à cerner dans ses intentions réelles mais déterminée dans une sorte de folie aimante. J'ai été un peu plus dérangé par Matt Smith car l'ayant vu dans la série docteur Who, j'ai eu plus de mal à le détacher de ce personnage. La réalisation est excellente. La photo est magnifique. Le choix des décors parfaits, en particulier cette maison isolée, avec la symbolique de la mer, où tout a commencé et où tout se finit. Une fois le film visionné, je vous suggère de reprendre la tout première scène qu'on ne peut situer la première fois et où on comprend toute la folie du personnage.… Expand

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akino3

Jun 4, 2017

A heavy psychological drama bordering the edges of what it means to be ourselves. It actually agrees with my thinking that we are not born into our current character but rather molded into it by our environment. The film is very slow paced, almost like reading a comic book in movie format.A heavy psychological drama bordering the edges of what it means to be ourselves. It actually agrees with my thinking that we are not born into our current character but rather molded into it by our environment. The film is very slow paced, almost like reading a comic book in movie format. You see moments from the lives of characters. But that only makes you invest into the characters more. Eva Green, as always, is perfect in every sense. The setting in which the film takes place is some sort of loners heaven, so isolated and peaceful. The worst part of this movie is the reaction of (or rather non-reaction of) Eva Green in the film's most important moment. I can't believe writers/screenplay guys would make an error like that. No one reacts like that in that situation, not even Rebecca! The best part of this movie however, is the whole rest of the movie and the psychological messages it shoots, putting ourselves the viewers in the most uncomfortable of situations, thinking about what taboo means...… Expand

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Andys_Reviews

Nov 19, 2012

I know this is not a film that everyone will like; the slow pacing and the fact it

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BudapestArtShot

Aug 22, 2012

http://www.budapestartshot.com/2012/01/rebecca-is-in-complicated-relationship.html

"Womb written and directed by Fliegauf Benedek is an artistic sci-fi about a woman who gives birth to her dead love, it

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nathazio

Mar 2, 2017

Womb is nice on the visuals but not so nice on pretty much everything else especially the acting as once again Eva Green is the only decent but still not perfect performer in this almost pathetic movie which had a creative concept and executed it entirely wrong and makes the unforgettableWomb is nice on the visuals but not so nice on pretty much everything else especially the acting as once again Eva Green is the only decent but still not perfect performer in this almost pathetic movie which had a creative concept and executed it entirely wrong and makes the unforgettable mistake that Rebecca does not seem to age at all through the years the movie passes but the most dreadful thing about womb is the boring and uninspiring script that the actors had to work with overall womb is a waste of time unless you're an Eva Green fan but you still will feel disappointed… Expand

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SNS

Nov 14, 2013

A film which could have been good if not for some strange behavior from characters and some (oddly) bad acting from Matt Smith. I put the blame on the Director who obviously gave bad direction in scenes.

For instance, the scene where he grabs her by the neck and throws her onto the bed isA film which could have been good if not for some strange behavior from characters and some (oddly) bad acting from Matt Smith. I put the blame on the Director who obviously gave bad direction in scenes.

For instance, the scene where he grabs her by the neck and throws her onto the bed is completely out of character for Tommy. Even his recent discovery of the "truth" doesn't justify it and then everything from that point onwards simply makes no sense.… Expand

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Denise

May 21, 2012

Spare yourself this awful crap. There are millions of ways to spend 111 minutes that would be far more enjoyable. Like colonoscopy, or root canal. If you insist on watching anyway, be sure there are fresh batteries in the remote. Fast forward will be your only savior.

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