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Armand

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When defamed actress Elisabeth (Renate Reinsve) is abruptly called into a parent-teacher meeting after hours, she is presented with scathing allegations that trigger a tangled web of accusations between parents and faculty. As Elisabeth struggles to uncover the truth amid the empty school rooms and dark corridors, a chaotic fight for redemption arises where desire, madness and obsession prevail.
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Whenever Armand's ambitious structure threatens to collapse into its own rabbit hole, Renate Reinsve's outstanding performance holds everything together even as her character's composure falls apart.

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Tara Brady Irish Times ...even when they demand a bigger leap of faith, Tondel directs [the film's] allegorical flourishes with confidence and verve. Rated: 4/5 Jul 10, 2025 Full Review Ty Burr Washington Post It’s as a satiric bourgeois psychodrama that “Armand” works best and reveals its genetic heritage to the works of Bergman and Ullmann. Rated: 2.5/4 Feb 14, 2025 Full Review Katie Walsh Tribune News Service It’s Tøndel’s directorial choices that elevate “Armand,” and also hinder it — he could edit down some of the more outré ideas he plays with here. Rated: 2.5/4 Feb 14, 2025 Full Review Dave Giannini Geek Vibes Nation The first two acts of the movie are note perfect in not only its reveals, but some shocking moments of emotion. After this, it seems that Tøndel is more interested in making an art piece, as opposed to a satisfying conclusion to a film. Rated: 6/10 Jul 19, 2025 Full Review Anna Hoang Boston Hassle While the film finds its way to the sort of conclusion that ANATOMY OF A FALL deters from, it doesn’t stop short of striking imagery...Growing up might look different, but there’s not a more reductive feeling than helplessness. Rated: 3.5/5 Jul 12, 2025 Full Review Michael Nordine Movie Brief You’ll wonder whether Tøndel watched Persona too many times (relatable) and tried too hard to add his own ingredients to the family recipe. May 16, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Hmm999 Too long, unexplained, inserted fantasy sequences that didn't work - movie is like a 2 hour fever dream Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/24/25 Full Review AT Interesting, original, engrossing and off-the-beaten-path. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/21/25 Full Review Norm V. Still very confused about the ending. Cannot even imagine an ending. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/19/25 Full Review John C It's better not to know anything about it ahead of time in my opinion. The trailer doesn't give anything important away, and it's a deeply complicated film that I found definitely worth struggling with. It had me engaged for every incredible moment. I just loved it! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/16/25 Full Review Shannon P Very interesting movie, about a Swedish school's interactions with the parents of two young students following a parental allegation of sexual abuse of one child by the other. (The movie is in Swedish with subtitles, by the way.) The different teachers and administrators have various ideas and comments about the complaint the movie focuses on the parents. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/25 Full Review Ghederick Eshmont Compelling & thought-provoking film…loses a bit in the surreal performance art in the final third Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis When defamed actress Elisabeth (Renate Reinsve) is abruptly called into a parent-teacher meeting after hours, she is presented with scathing allegations that trigger a tangled web of accusations between parents and faculty. As Elisabeth struggles to uncover the truth amid the empty school rooms and dark corridors, a chaotic fight for redemption arises where desire, madness and obsession prevail.
Director
Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel
Producer
Andrea Berentsen Ottmar
Screenwriter
Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel
Distributor
IFC Films
Production Co
Film i Väst, Eye Eye Pictures, Keplerfilm
Rating
R (Some Language|Sexual Material)
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Norwegian
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 29, 2024, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA)
$108.5K
Runtime
1h 56m
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