Ava

2017

1h 45m

Comedy

Drama

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85%

Tomatometer

20 Reviews

67%

Audience Score

50+ Ratings

During her summer vacation on the Atlantic coast, 13-year-old Ava learns that she is going to lose her vision. Her mother reacts to the news by ignoring it, but Ava approaches the problem on her own terms.

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Deborah Young

Hollywood Reporter

The ending is left deliberately, unsatisfyingly ambiguous, but whatever her fate may be, in or out of the system, it doesn't matter that much to the viewer.

Sep 25, 2017

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Jessica Kiang

Variety

Right up to the slightly unsatisfying ending, "Ava" is both a complex character portrait and a heartsore farewell to the ephemeral images that will be among the last she sees.

May 20, 2017

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Wendy Ide

Screen International

Stylistic impact notwithstanding, the film is unbalanced by aimless plotting and queasy questions about the sexualisation of a vulnerable child protagonist.

May 19, 2017

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Diego Batlle

Otroscines.com

Fascinating and at times, sensual, Ava is always enigmatic but perhaps a little disappointing in its conclusion... [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 3/5

Mar 27, 2023

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

Strikingly crafted, this concise drama is as pristine on the aesthetic surface as it is infuriating in the needless conflicts it astutely depicts.

Oct 15, 2020

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Katie Hogan

VultureHound

Director and writer Léa Mysius' story plays out almost as calmly as the serene beach resort it is set in.

Feb 5, 2020

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Audience Member

Call it atomic blonde part deux. I think no more assassin movies is the best move for this leading lady. Zero dark dope. This disaster? . Notice how her moves happen before she is attacked. Symbolic of poor strength etc. Sorry , although I believe that women can be action hero's. Neither this nor atomic blonde come close. In fact they are both a disgrace to assassin movies. If women want to be i assassin movies at least do some pull ups. Even with the suspension of disbelief the fighting is hard to believe. Well at least it nominally better than atomic blonde, and that got a sequel, so I think it's fair to say, we are all screwed

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Audience Member

Horrible dialoges and strange film in total

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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One of the most uninteresting coming of age movies i have ever watched. It steals ideas and old metaphors from many well known places but doesnt manage to make sth out of it. It destroys its own tone and puts it into a soup of what might look deep or philosophical but is not at all. By trying so hard to find poetic metaphors and pictures it doesnt build up any real poetry. Worst thing for a movie which still about telling a conventional aimed to a linear end story is: you dont care about any of those one dimensional characters.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Synopsis

During her summer vacation on the Atlantic coast, 13-year-old Ava learns that she is going to lose her vision. Her mother reacts to the news by ignoring it, but Ava approaches the problem on her own terms.

Director: Léa Mysius
Screenwriter: Léa Mysius, Paul Guilhaume
Production Co: F Comme Film, arte France Cinéma, Trois Brigands Productions
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 20, 2018
Runtime: 1h 45m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)