Curiosa

Released Aug 13, 2021

1 hr. 47 min.

History

Drama

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Paris 1895. Pierre Louÿs is a Parisian dandy and poet on the verge of fame. Pierre and his friend Henri De Régnier are both madly in love with Marie de Heredia (Noemie Merlant), the cheeky daughter of their mentor. Despite her feelings for Pierre, Marie eventually marries Henri who has a better situation. Badly hurt, Pierre leaves for Algeria where he meets Zohra, a bewitching local girl with whom he shares a tumultuous relationship and a passion for erotic photography. One year later, Marie still has weak feelings for her husband and Pierre comes back to Paris with Zohra. As soon as Marie hears the news, she rushes to see Pierre and confesses that she kept herself for him. They quickly start an affair and a game of cat and mouse between many players begins, full of desire, jealousy and photography. They will build their future selves by transgressing the established codes, how far will they go?

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janeth O

Brilliant just the photography early time well done the ink in their fingers the light the perfect time .

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/24/23

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Physique Q

Nice Love Story. Beautifull screen. True story. Philosophical. Joyfull.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Lou Jeunet

Director

Noémie Merlant

Marie de Heredia

Niels Schneider

Pierre Louÿs

Benjamin Lavernhe

Henri de Régnier

Camélia Jordana

Zohra Ben Brahim

Amira Casar

Madame de Heredia

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André Hereford

Metro Weekly (Washington, DC)

Everybody's getting it on in Lou Jeunet's frisky period romance Curiosa, an awkward commentary on female sexual liberation.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 16, 2021

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Gary M. Kramer

Gay City News

"Curiosa" feels like a missed opportunity to showcase risqué sexual behavior in 19th century France. That the film portrays real people but provides little insight into them is also a drawback.

Aug 15, 2021

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Leslie Combemale

AWFJ.org

Lou Jeunet's woefully off-target and ponderously slow French Curiosa aims for historical illumination, sex positivity, & strong feminist energy, and misses the mark in nearly every way.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 14, 2021

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Ayeen Forootan

In Review Online

Truly, it's almost impossible to see, feel, or read anything profound into a film that's so pleased with only mere voyeurism and exhibitionist spectacle.

Aug 11, 2021

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Christopher Lloyd

The Film Yap

This unabashedly erotic French film looks at the sizzling love affair between two famed writers who pushed the boundaries of expression and sexuality in the 19th century.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 11, 2021

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Josh Bell

Crooked Marquee

There's copious nudity, but not much passion.

Rated: C+

Aug 10, 2021

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Synopsis

Paris 1895. Pierre Louÿs is a Parisian dandy and poet on the verge of fame. Pierre and his friend Henri De Régnier are both madly in love with Marie de Heredia (Noemie Merlant), the cheeky daughter of their mentor. Despite her feelings for Pierre, Marie eventually marries Henri who has a better situation. Badly hurt, Pierre leaves for Algeria where he meets Zohra, a bewitching local girl with whom he shares a tumultuous relationship and a passion for erotic photography. One year later, Marie still has weak feelings for her husband and Pierre comes back to Paris with Zohra. As soon as Marie hears the news, she rushes to see Pierre and confesses that she kept herself for him. They quickly start an affair and a game of cat and mouse between many players begins, full of desire, jealousy and photography. They will build their future selves by transgressing the established codes, how far will they go?

Director: Lou Jeunet
Screenwriter: Lou Jeunet, Raphaëlle Desplechin
Distributor: Film Movement
Production Co: Curiosa Films, Playtime
Genre: History, Drama
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 13, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 13, 2021

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