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      Comedy of Innocence

      2000 1 hr. 42 min. Mystery & Thriller Drama List
      20% 5 Reviews Tomatometer 63% 500+ Ratings Audience Score Camille (Nils Hugon) frightens his mother, Ariane (Isabelle Huppert), during his ninth birthday party when he proclaims that she's not his real parent. The next day, he leads her to the home of violin teacher Isabella (Jeanne Balibar), whose son died by drowning two years ago and would now be the same age as Camille. Isabella, a mentally unstable patient of Camille's psychiatrist uncle, Serge (Charles Berling), claims the boy is her dead son reincarnated -- and moves in with the family. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member one of the most memorable films i have ever seen Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Chilling, but you feel nothing can be taken away from it. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review walter m [font=Century Gothic]In "Comedy of Innocence," Camille(Nils Hugon) is a normal nine-year old boy obsessed with his video camera who celebrates his birthday with his parents Ariane(Isabelle Huppert) and Pierre(Denis Podalydes) and Uncle Serge(Charles Berling), a psychiatrist. The next day, he claims his name is Paul and addresses his mom by her first name. Even weirder, he leads her to an apartment where he has never been before. It is there that Isabella (Jeanne Balibar), a violin teacher, lives. Two years previously, her son Paul drowned.[/font] [font=Century Gothic][/font] [font=Century Gothic]For the most part, "Comedy of Innocence" is a suitably creepy movie about motherhood and loss with an unsettling atmosphere and a great cast. However, there is a perfunctory resolution to a mysterious puzzle and a cool setup never fully lives up to its promise.[/font] Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member A very interesting film in terms of visual effects and the mysterious story line. You don't often see films like this one. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member There is nothing special about the plot. But with Raoul Ruiz, everything just becomes dizzy.. Isabelle plays a loving mother. She really can be everybody. Her performance is flawless although I have reservations about the film. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Unusual. Loved this one even though it had some reality loop holes, or so i thought. Can't tell you what they are as i don't want to spoil this for anyone else. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Jamie Russell BBC.com Rated: 4/5 Mar 9, 2002 Full Review Sophie Gorman The Herald (Ireland) The stilted style of the drama is meant to reflect the dreamlike quality of the story, but it makes the film painfully slow-moving, even by French standards. Oct 17, 2017 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 2.5/5 Dec 6, 2005 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews It's all fizzle and no punch. Rated: C Dec 9, 2003 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 2.5/5 Dec 31, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Camille (Nils Hugon) frightens his mother, Ariane (Isabelle Huppert), during his ninth birthday party when he proclaims that she's not his real parent. The next day, he leads her to the home of violin teacher Isabella (Jeanne Balibar), whose son died by drowning two years ago and would now be the same age as Camille. Isabella, a mentally unstable patient of Camille's psychiatrist uncle, Serge (Charles Berling), claims the boy is her dead son reincarnated -- and moves in with the family.
      Director
      Raúl Ruiz
      Genre
      Mystery & Thriller, Drama
      Original Language
      French (Canada)