Apolonia, Apolonia

2022

1 hr. 56 min.

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When Danish filmmaker Lea Glob first met Apolonia Sokol in 2009, she appeared to be leading a storybook life. The talented Apolonia was born in an underground theater group in Paris and grew up in an artist community--the ultimate bohemian life. In her 20s, she studied at the Beaux-Arts de Paris, one of the most prestigious art academies in Europe. Over the years, Lea kept returning to film Apolonia as she sought her place in the art world, grappling with the agonies and joys of womanhood, the relationships with others and her own body and creation. 13 years on, the two women continue to reflect on each other's paths in this mesmerizing film about art, love, motherhood, sexuality, representation and how to succeed in a world dominated by patriarchy, capitalism and war, without losing oneself.

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Bozena C

One of the best movies I've ever seen. It is a masterly composed essay about art and life.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/14/24

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Apolonia Sokol

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Marya E. Gates

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Although Glob aims for an intimate portrait, her zoom is almost too close, her narration too navel-gazingly shallow, which results in a doc that often remains distant and distorted.

Rated: C

Jan 13, 2024

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Tomris Laffly

RogerEbert.com

The kind of film whose essence patiently and gradually materializes like an abstract painting in the making.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 12, 2024

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Alissa Wilkinson

New York Times

“Apolonia, Apolonia” is beguiling as a portrait of women with ambition, but also bittersweet.

Jan 11, 2024

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Soham Gadre

Film Inquiry

Apolonia Apolonia manages to paint a fairly engaging portrait of an artist discovering the intimate balance between success, her place in the world as a woman, and her freedoms as an artist.

Apr 19, 2024

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Diane Carson

KDHX (St. Louis)

Apolonia, Apolonia becomes frayed—connections occasionally awkward, informative details often lacking. I empathize with both these women’s Herculean trials... but, frankly, I felt unengaged, a spectator rather than a fellow traveler.

Apr 9, 2024

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Pat Mullen

POV Magazine

Apolonia, Apolonia observes how art isn’t a quick and dirty process, but rather something that evolves through time and experience. It’s a portrait of sticking to it and seeing the work through, and giving something of oneself in the process.

Feb 26, 2024

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Synopsis

When Danish filmmaker Lea Glob first met Apolonia Sokol in 2009, she appeared to be leading a storybook life. The talented Apolonia was born in an underground theater group in Paris and grew up in an artist community--the ultimate bohemian life. In her 20s, she studied at the Beaux-Arts de Paris, one of the most prestigious art academies in Europe. Over the years, Lea kept returning to film Apolonia as she sought her place in the art world, grappling with the agonies and joys of womanhood, the relationships with others and her own body and creation. 13 years on, the two women continue to reflect on each other's paths in this mesmerizing film about art, love, motherhood, sexuality, representation and how to succeed in a world dominated by patriarchy, capitalism and war, without losing oneself.

Director: Lea Glob
Executive Producer: Eva Mulvad, Sigrid Jonsson Dyekjær, Pernille Rose Grønkjær
Screenwriter: Lea Glob
Production Co: Danish Documentary Production
Genre: Documentary, Biography
Original Language: French