Antigone

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Antigone

2019

Drama

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21 Reviews

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Boyd van Hoeij

The Hollywood Reporter

12/16/2019

Deraspe earns kudos for making a 2,500-year-old play feel vital, contemporary and cinematic.

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Peter Howell

Toronto Star

12/05/2019

3.5/4

"Antigone" views the plight of desperate immigrants through the lens of Greek tragedy, wringing compelling drama out of a situation that too often resembles catastrophe in the real world.

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Justine Smith

Globe and Mail

11/08/2019

3.5/4

Philosophically compelling and emotionally devastating, Deraspe crafts a unique and contemporary cinematic experience that resonates deeply.

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Betsy Bozdech

AWFJ.org

12/02/2021

Anchoring everything are Ricci's bravura performance and Deraspe's smart script and confident direction.

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Bianca Garner

In Their Own League

03/13/2021

4/5

Ricci is astonishing as Antigone. She has a way of demonstrating so much raw emotion in her gaze and when she looks directly into the camera in one scene, it is almost like she is peering into the soul of the viewer.

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Sarah Boslaugh

TheArtsStl

03/09/2021

7/10

...the film is carried by Ricci, a magnetic actress appearing in only her second role, who is wholly believable as a teenager whose greatest strengths...are also her greatest weaknesses.

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Director: Sophie Deraspe
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English