Everything Went Fine

Released Apr 14, 2023

1h 53m

Drama

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When André (André Dussollier) contacts his adult daughter, Emmanuèle, (Sophie Marceau) with a devastating final wish, she is forced to reconcile her past with him, in François Ozon's powerful family drama.

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Everything Went Fine faces serious themes with an effectively light touch -- and the estimable talents of its brilliant veteran stars.

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Brent M

Questions related to assisted suicide and the right to die have been debated hotly for decades, and proponents on each side of these issues have made passionate arguments for their causes. A number of fine films have addressed these issues, too, such as "Blackbird" (2018), "You Don't Know Jack" (2010), "Whose Life Is It, Anyway?" (1981) and "The Barbarian Invasions" (2003). And now moviegoers can add the latest offering from writer-director François Ozon to that list. This fact-based drama about an elderly French stroke victim who asks his daughter to help him die examines the subject from a variety of angles, including the legal, medical, emotional and ethical considerations involved in carrying out such a highly charged act, and it does so with a great deal of integrity, authenticity and heartfelt feeling. It's also one of the finest, most accessible offerings from a filmmaker whose works I believe often leave much to be desired. However, with that said, that's not to say that this release is without its issues, such as several story threads that don't feel fully resolved, as well as some occasionally strange camera work and seemingly superfluous narrative elements. Nonetheless, "Everything Went Fine" has much in its favor, including excellent performances by its three principals (Sophie Marceau, André Dussellier and Géraldine Pailhas), a comprehensive script, sustained pacing, well-placed moments of comic relief, and emotional impact without becoming manipulative or schmaltzy. If you can look past this offering's minor shortcomings, you'll come away from it having had a moving and insightful cinema experience, as well as a thoughtful meditation on when it's time to stay and when to go.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/21/23

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Bob S

I've been going to a lot of movies lately. I went to a 7:15pm screening of Everything Went Fine on Tuesday and it was one of the most crowded screenings I've been to in a while. Granted it was in a small theater but it was half full on a 'school night'. And I really liked it. A hard subject matter to think you'd 'like' it or 'enjoy' it but it was so relatable and well done, especially the casting of this family. A shame it's disappearing after just one week.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/27/23

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Audience Member

Everything Went Fine (2021) is a French film directed by François Ozon. The movie tells the story of André, an 85-year-old man who has a stroke and is half-paralysed in his hospital bed. His daughter Emmanuelle hurries to his bedside, and André asks her to help him end his life. Emmanuelle is torn, as she does not want to lose her father but also does not want him to suffer. The plot unfolds in a series of conversations between Emmanuelle and André, as well as flashbacks to André's life. The film is a moving exploration of the relationship between a father and daughter, and the difficult choices that must be made when faced with death. The acting by the two leads is excellent, and the film is beautifully shot. Everything Went Fine is a compassionate and honest film about the end of life, and the difficult choices that must be made. It is an intelligent and thought-provoking movie that will stay with you long after you have seen it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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François Ozon

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Sophie Marceau

Emmanuèle

Charlotte Rampling

Claude

André Dussollier

André

Géraldine Pailhas

Pascale

Grégory Gadebois

Gérard

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David Riedel

Chicago Reader

Everything Went Fine is well made without being entertaining—though entertainment doesn’t seem to be its goal—and it will reward patient audiences who appreciate a deliberate march toward an inevitable conclusion.

Apr 28, 2023

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Michael O'Sullivan

Washington Post

A meticulously balanced if oddly inert film.

Rated: 2/4

Apr 25, 2023

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

At heart, in its firmness of pace and shotmaking, Everything Went Fine is like a family procedural — sometimes tearful, sometimes funny, even suspenseful.

Apr 21, 2023

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Juan Pablo Russo

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Everything Went Fine avoids sensationalism and dives into the moral complexity of the situation, going beyond a simple portrait of death. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 7/10

Mar 11, 2024

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Frank Swietek

One Guy's Opinion

A subtle, nuanced, utterly non-exploitative drama about the right to die... a perceptive and quietly moving examination of a choice that some desire and others deplore.

Rated: B+

May 28, 2023

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Gregg Shapiro

Bay Area Reporter

While it lags in places, Everything Is Fine is saved by the first-rate performances by Marceau, Pailhas, Dussollier, Schygulla, and Rampling.

Rated: B

May 17, 2023

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Synopsis

When André (André Dussollier) contacts his adult daughter, Emmanuèle, (Sophie Marceau) with a devastating final wish, she is forced to reconcile her past with him, in François Ozon's powerful family drama.

Director: François Ozon
Screenwriter: François Ozon, Emmanuèle Bernheim
Distributor: Cohen Media Group
Production Co: Mandarin Films
Genre: Drama
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 14, 2023, Limited
Runtime: 1h 53m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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