A Couple

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A Couple

Released Nov 11, 2022

1h 3m

Drama

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Leo and Sophia Tolstoy were married for 36 years, had 13 children. Each kept a diary. A COUPLE is Sophia's monologue about the joys and struggles of their life together, loosely drawn from her diary and their letters to each other.

Justin Chang

Los Angeles Times

[A] sharp, sobering and invigorating movie...

Nov 18, 2022

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Matt Zoller Seitz

RogerEbert.com

The movie is powered by words and more words.

Rated: 3.5/4

Nov 11, 2022

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Dave White

TheWrap

Boutefou’s performance in this delicate but wild environment is coiled and tense, but one that balances interior pain with a graceful delivery.

Nov 11, 2022

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Damon Wise

Deadline Hollywood Daily

What we’re left with, however, is an almost painfully austere production that makes previous depictions of creative women look like The Ziegfeld Follies.

Sep 19, 2023

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George Elkind

Metro Times (Detroit, MI)

Achieving a sense of potency few filmmakers could manage if given anything close to the same, Wiseman attends as beautifully here to what his characters have as he does to what they’ve lost.

Mar 16, 2023

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Alex Billington

FirstShowing.net

I can't find any other more suitable word to describe this film than the cliche yet entirely accurate: boring.

Rated: 2/10

Dec 30, 2022

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Frederick Wiseman

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Nathalie Boutefeu

Sophia Tolstoy

Nathalie Boutefeu

Screenwriter

Frederick Wiseman

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Frederick Wiseman

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John Davey

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Synopsis

Leo and Sophia Tolstoy were married for 36 years, had 13 children. Each kept a diary. A COUPLE is Sophia's monologue about the joys and struggles of their life together, loosely drawn from her diary and their letters to each other.

Director: Frederick Wiseman
Producer: Frederick Wiseman
Screenwriter: Nathalie Boutefeu, Frederick Wiseman
Distributor: Zipporah Films
Production Co: Météore Films
Genre: Drama
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 11, 2022, Limited
Runtime: 1h 3m