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France

Released Dec 10, 2021

2h 13m

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In FRANCE, a satirical drama set in contemporary Paris, Léa Seydoux stars as France de Meurs, a seemingly unflappable superstar TV journalist whose career, home life, and psychological stability are turned upside down after she carelessly drives into a young delivery man on a busy street. This unexpected eruption of reality triggers a series of self-reckonings as well as a strange romance that proves impossible to shake. As France attempts to slow down and retreat into a simpler, anonymous life, her fame continues to pursue her. Starting out as a tragicomic satire of the news media, writer-director Bruno Dumont's provocative new film spirals out into something darker as it examines the difficulty of maintaining one's sense of self in a corrosive culture.

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Critics Consensus

France might have benefited from a more passionate approach to its themes, but Léa Seydoux leads an amusing send-up of celebrity culture.

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

We’re accustomed to Dumont leapfrogging from one genre to another, but he has seldom attempted so many swerves and shifts as he manages here. France, like the director, makes for a pleasing guessing game.

Rated: 4/5

Jan 3, 2023

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Kevin Maher

Times (UK)

Doughty Léa Seydoux does her best with this toothless and tedious media satire, but not even two hours of verklempt close-ups can save a movie with so little to say.

Rated: 1/5

Jan 3, 2023

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

France is watchable, if not subtle, but the picture labours its message with an overstretched running time and an oddly anticlimactic structure.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 1, 2023

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Juan Pablo Russo

EscribiendoCine

France, the protagonist and film, is anarchic, unstructured, unstable, sometimes hilarious, sometimes terribly banal, and other times intelligent. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 6/10

Dec 20, 2022

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Erick Estrada

Cinegarage

Léa Seydoux takes us through a hard-bitten contemporary world where truth changes from one minute to the next and tragedy has become an Instagram filter, a godless mystical XXI century. [Full review in Spanish]

Jun 14, 2022

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Filipe Freitas

Flick Feast

France is a bold move but hardly a successful one.

Rated: 2.5/5

Feb 18, 2022

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Mario S

One depressing scene after another for what seemed like an endless two hours and change. Not a single character in the film had at least one redeeming quality.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

04/09/23

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Natalia R

France is a great movie. Léa Seydoux est magnifique.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/11/23

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Simon G

Loved this Film. Amazing performance by the lead Actor, hypnotic at times.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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t g

This is a beautifully cynical portrait of the media — the knife's edge between the truth and what sells in the news — and its very human costs. Léa Seydoux's complex character is at once paper thin and has bottomless depth.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Complex, elaborate, stunning cinematography, perhaps too rich --so many themes!. Seydoux is a dominant presence, with great beauty and erotic power even without showing much skin. Lots to think about. Slow paced. Not for the wider audience. Very French. Watch and interpret at your own risk.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Audience Member

one of the slowest worst movies Ive ever seen. if I could give it a zero, I would,,, 2.5 hours long? I quit watching 45 minutes in. Dont waste your time.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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In FRANCE, a satirical drama set in contemporary Paris, Léa Seydoux stars as France de Meurs, a seemingly unflappable superstar TV journalist whose career, home life, and psychological stability are turned upside down after she carelessly drives into a young delivery man on a busy street. This unexpected eruption of reality triggers a series of self-reckonings as well as a strange romance that proves impossible to shake. As France attempts to slow down and retreat into a simpler, anonymous life, her fame continues to pursue her. Starting out as a tragicomic satire of the news media, writer-director Bruno Dumont's provocative new film spirals out into something darker as it examines the difficulty of maintaining one's sense of self in a corrosive culture.

Director: Bruno Dumont
Producer: Rachid Bouchareb, Jean Bréhat, Muriel Merlin, Dorothe Beinemeier
Screenwriter: Bruno Dumont
Distributor: Kino Lorber
Production Co: arte France Cinéma, Tea Time Film, Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), Red Balloon Film , RAI Cinema, 3B Productions, Ascent Film, Scope Pictures
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 10, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 22, 2022
Box Office (Gross USA): $48.6K
Runtime: 2h 13m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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