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Fugue

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Fugue

Released Mar 8, 2023

1h 40m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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88%

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17 Reviews

85%

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Alicja does not know how she lost her memory, but in two years, she has created a new, independent life for herself, and has turned her back on her unknown past. But her family finds her, and she is returned to a home she does not know to be a mother, daughter, and wife to people who are strangers to her.

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Devika Girish

New York Times

The gutting question “Fugue” poses is whether any of us can ever go back to being who we once were.

Mar 30, 2023

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

AWFJ.org

A strange, emotionally intelligent and hugely sympathetic portrait of a woman in crisis, in Fugue Smoczyńska has solidified herself even further as one of the most visionary Polish filmmakers working today.

Mar 21, 2023

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Kristy Puchko

Riot Material

Like The Lure, Fugue is brilliant. Smoczynska...gives us complicated female characters who smirk, fuck, and f*ck sh*t up.

Oct 13, 2018

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Giuseppe Sedia

Kino Mania

More a drama than a thriller, despite the nocturnal peregrinations of the protagonist, Smoczyńska’s sophomore film is a poignant take on the process of learning anew how to experience beauty and emotions in a rootless present.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 21, 2025

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Marya E. Gates

Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack)

A wonderfully surreal film that explores the pressures that are placed on women to live for others, rather than for themselves.

Feb 13, 2024

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Brent McKnight

The Last Thing I See

A portrait of a complex protagonist in an even more complicated situation.

Rated: B

Mar 30, 2023

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Melissa L

This was a sad movie. The acting was great but had a rotten ending. If you like movies that are good but have a sad ending, I recommend it to you. Otherwise, not.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/02/24

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Audience Member

Outstanding piece of moviemaking craft.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Alicja does not know how she lost her memory, but in two years, she has created a new, independent life for herself, and has turned her back on her unknown past. But her family finds her, and she is returned to a home she does not know to be a mother, daughter, and wife to people who are strangers to her.

Director: Agnieszka Smoczynska
Producer: Agnieszka Kurzydło, Karla Stojáková
Screenwriter: Gabriela Muskała
Distributor: Dekanalog
Production Co: Common Ground Pictures, Odra Film, Maziowiecki Fundusz Filmowy, Film i Väst, MD4
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Polish
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 8, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 13, 2024
Runtime: 1h 40m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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