Rotten Tomatoes

Movies / TV

    Celebrity

      No Results Found

       View All       Movies Tv shows Shop News Showtimes

      Born in 68

      2008 2h 53m Drama List
      45% Tomatometer 11 Reviews 66% Audience Score 250+ Ratings Two young lovers go in different directions after the 1968 revolt. Read More Read Less

      Critics Reviews

      View All (11) Critics Reviews
      David Jenkins Time Out A politically naïve and protracted slice of dewy-eyed nostalgia. Rated: 2/5 Sep 25, 2009 Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian What promises to be an epic story of a group of hippy radicals from May 1968 to the present, gradually unwinds into a long, long soap opera. Rated: 2/5 Sep 25, 2009 Full Review Jonas Milk Little White Lies There's a sense that this lengthy family saga might also be best enjoyed as an episodic TV drama. Sep 25, 2009 Full Review Tom Dawson Film4 Despite its admirable ambitions, Born in 68 feels like an inferior imitation of The Best Of Youth, with some talented actors let down by an inferior screenplay and unimaginative cinematography. Rated: 3/5 Sep 25, 2009 Full Review Rob Daniel Sky Cinema While watchable in a soapy way, TV level dialogue and script offer few surprises, and characters feel at the mercy of the next big bit of history Ducastel and Martineau have lined up. Rated: 2/5 Sep 25, 2009 Full Review Tom Dawson Total Film Born In '68 is blunted by a schematic screenplay and uninspired digital cinematography. Rated: 2/5 Sep 25, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

      Audience Reviews

      View All (22) audience reviews
      Audience Member Un bon résumé de l'évolution des socialo-communistes atuels. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member A tale of hippy radicals who establish a commune in rural France in 1968 and following on to their equally radical children 20 years later. It's ambitious premise doesn't quite pay off and the very likeable cast of characters are let down by a rather melancholic and lacklustre script. Great aging make-up and beautifully shot, but the story lacks pace or promise. Shame. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member good story epic like drama Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member I've given this two stars even though I didn't get through the entire film. It was fairly standard stuff that fit the synopsis exactly which is why I got bored watching it. You'd think that a film which uses such a rich starting context would be bursting with ideals, moral conundrums and imagination yet it's not. The direction was flat and the acting pretty formulaic. Despite the potential for some huge questions and real political agitation the film devles into the characters which is fine except when you haven't really given us time to get into why these people felt the way they did. So after watching the first part of the story unfold which was relatively interesting I gave up when the film shifted forward in time. There were some interesting characters under all this, unfortunately they were fairly two dimensional and when the kids came into the scene I'd had just about enough. There was still an hour left to go. I understand the first half of the film is better than the second too so probably saved myself a valuable hour. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review walter m "Born in 68" starts in the heady days of student protests of May 1968. Catherine(Laetitia Casta) has other things on her mind as she has an illegal abortion after having been knocked up by Yves(Yannick Renier) and/or Herve(Yann Tregouet). There are complications and she is rushed to a hospital by her friend Caroline(Kate Moran) while the guys distract the police. While recuperating at home, Catherine hides Jeremie, a draft dodger, from the police. After things have calmed down, he informs the group of a farm in the country where they can start a commune and Catherine and Yves can start a family. However, Maryse(Christine Citti), a perplexed but friendly neighbor, informs them that Jeremie may not have been entirely forthright... "Born in 68" is a multigenerational epic that tells a political story of France from 1968 to the present day, as the years skip by in a flash, in personal terms. In days of conflict, violence, which never solved anything, lurks in all corners, from police, temptation and the past. Even as a larger revolution may have failed, other changes were more successful as the idea of self-determination was defined as being more than just about the ballot box, especially on the subject of abortion and gay rights.(Knowing little of French political history, I had previously assumed that French presidents were all left of center until Sarkozy. Maybe it's all a matter of perspective.) The movie does not sugargoat the experience of commune life(a reminder of how hard it is to get a unanimous consensus on anything), even with free love and naked frolicking going on, so relax. As the characters' destinies are laid out, I would still have liked to know what happened to Caroline since she is a central part of the early story. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Well-meaning but it does feel more like a TV movie Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

      Cast & Crew

      Show Less Cast & Crew Show More Cast & Crew

      More Like This

      View All Best Movies to Stream at Home
      50% 61% Jaffa 60% 56% The Waiting Room 82% 68% Mademoiselle Chambon 94% 47% La France 69% 71% Brotherhood Discover more movies and TV shows. View More

      Photos

      View All Born in 68 photos

      Born in 68

      Born in 68 (2008) Born in 68 (2008) Born in 68 (2008) Born in 68 (2008) View more photos

      Movie Info

      Synopsis Two young lovers go in different directions after the 1968 revolt.
      Director
      Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau
      Screenwriter
      Olivier Ducastel, Guillaume Le Touze, Jacques Martineau
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      French (France)
      Release Date (DVD)
      Aug 11, 2009
      Runtime
      2h 53m