Annette (2021)
The story of Henry, a stand-up comedian with a fierce sense of humour and Ann, a singer of international renown. In the spotlight, they are the perfect couple, healthy, happy, and glamourous. The birth of their first child, Annette, a mysterious girl with an exceptional destiny, will change their lives.
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Annette (2021)
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Released Year: 2021
Runtime: 140 minutes
Directors: Leos Carax
Writers: Russell Mael
Casts: Marion Cotillard, Adam Driver, Kevin Van Doorslaer, Simon Helberg, Rila Fukushima, Natalie Mendoza, Leos Carax, Kiko Mizuhara, Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Verona Verbakel, Kanji Furutachi, Rebecca Dyson-Smith, Devyn McDowell, Tyler Matteo, Dominique Dauwe, Elke Shari Van Den Broeck, Angèle, Wim Opbrouck, Philippe Beyls, Nastya Golubeva Carax
IMDB: Annette (2021)
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The story of Henry, a stand-up comedian with a fierce sense of humour and Ann, a singer of international renown. In the spotlight, they are the perfect couple, healthy, happy, and glamourous. The birth of their first child, Annette, a mysterious girl with an exceptional destiny, will change their lives.
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The Telegraph -
Carax has an unparalleled knack for constructing scenes that feel like vividly remembered dreams – some of the images here carry such a strange dual charge, by turns eerie and drily comic, that you find yourself wondering afterwards if they actually happened, or if your subconscious has been playing join-the-dots.
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New York Magazine (Vulture) -
I suspect that, if nothing else, this astoundingly beautiful picture will stand the test of time.
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IndieWire -
Sure, the carnivalesque twist of the final hour is a touch heavy-handed, and it’s not the only one. Yet as the movie settles into a quiet, somber finale, life and performance collapse into a single contorted mass and Annette becomes a metaphor for its own bumpy ride. Hovering on the brink of collapse, it’s a delicate dance between genius and fiasco, much like Henry himself.
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The Guardian -
Annette is a forthright and declamatory and crazy spectacle, teetering over the cliff edge of its own nervous breakdown, demanding that we feel its pain, feel its pleasure and take it seriously.
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Los Angeles Times -
It’s hard not to feel stirred, even moved, by the sheer improbable fact of this picture’s existence: Moment by moment, you’re held by its loony flights of lyricism and gorgeous images (shot by Caroline Champetier), and by the mix of sincerity, irony and Sondheimian dissonance that animates every sung-through line.
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