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Hotel Harabati

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A couple on vacation find a bag full of money which forces them to examine their marriage.

Critics Reviews

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David Gritten Independent (UK) 12/07/2007
In terms of keeping his plot obscure, director Brice Cauvin tips his chapeau in the direction of David Lynch, but ultimately it's rather lifeless. File under "calculatedly enigmatic". Go to Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian 12/07/2007
3/5
Absorbing and frustrating in equal measure. Go to Full Review Tom Dawson BBC.com 12/07/2007
4/5
Playfully blurs the boundaries between the real and the imagined, and unfolds against a backdrop of mysterious terrorist attacks in the French capital. Go to Full Review Demetrios Matheou Film4 12/07/2007
3.5/5
A compelling combination of domestic and surreal drama, which proves that there's nothing more mysterious than a seemingly happy couple. Go to Full Review Total Film 12/07/2007
2/5
Interesting but frustrating to watch, Brice Cauvin's feature debut never quite finds its voice. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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02/21/2008 Felt bemused at the end but this film wont go out of my head. See more 02/01/2008 Lots of arty camera work, and although there is a narrative of sorts (look hard), it's the little moments of almost habitual everyday interaction between the couple/ mother and children that stick in my mind... and the male protagonist is a rather disillusioned architect with a bitchy boss! What more could one want... other than to tell the said boss to fuck off, that is. See more Mike M 12/24/2007 A funny little headscratcher... The wilful obfuscation is liable to leave it one of those films more readily embraced by critics - practically every scene begs for interpretation - than by wide audiences, but it's never quite the dry, academic exercise it could have been: though puzzling, it's never boring. Cauvin makes good use of Fillieres' rattled girlishness, and Lucas's barely perceptible, subcutaneous twitches, his fear-the-worst grimaces, are always value for money. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Brice Cauvin

Director

Laurent Lucas

Philippe

Hélène Fillières

Marion

Anouk Aimée

Nelly

Julie Gayet

Sophie

Husky Kihal

François

Movie Info

Synopsis A couple on vacation find a bag full of money which forces them to examine their marriage.
Director
Brice Cauvin
Screenwriter
Jerome Beaujour, Brice Cauvin
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Canadian French
Runtime
1h 35m