Let the Corpses Tan

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Let the Corpses Tan

2018

1h 32m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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During a beautiful Mediterranean summer, Rhino and his gang steal a cache of of gold. They believe they've found the perfect hideout: a remote and abandoned hamlet that has been taken over by a woman who is searching for inspiration. Unfortunately, surprise guests and two cops compromise their plan, and the heavenly place where wild happenings and orgies used to take place turns into a gruesome battlefield.

Critics Consensus

Let the Corpses Tan challenges the audience's expectations -- and delivers a singularly stylish, unforgettably unique viewing experience in the bargain.

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Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

A clever stylistic exercise, this French-Belgian coproduction will definitely hold your interest as it unfolds, but whether you'll remember it afterwards is another story.

Apr 7, 2020

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Bruce DeMara

Toronto Star

Let the Corpses Tan is more style than straightforward storytelling. But oh, what style...

Rated: 2.5/4

Oct 4, 2018

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Jonathan Romney

Film Comment Magazine

The wow factor is formidable, but the effect of visual orgasm after visual orgasm could well leave you profoundly jaded, or quickly forgetting what you've experienced.

Sep 27, 2018

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

... even if the surfeit of style is overpowering at times, Let The Corpses Tan has a punk energy that enthrals for the most part...

Rated: 3/5

Jan 23, 2024

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Soham Gadre

Vague Visages

Cattet and Forzani have revved the engines in the opposite direction [with] their most comprehensive work...

Jan 9, 2024

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Taylor Baker

Drink in the Movies

Episode 9: Phantasmagoria

Rated: 40/100

Aug 28, 2021

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Tyler B

The barrel of a gun never looked better.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/14/25

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ELB E

Let the Corpses Tan seems highly inspired by Sergio Leone from the ultra close-ups to the sagebrush setting (Mediterranean though it may be.) It's a very stylish vision, one that I appreciated. However, Sergio Leone was able to balance his style with substance and character development. The nonstop, rapid jump-cut editing in this film was exhausting and ultimately did a disservice to the story arc. To me this was a case of letting style take over to the detriment of the story being told. One has to admire the directors' commitment to this style, however: they certainly were consistent with that. I always want to give a shout out when there is a female director involved - the directors are the husband/wife team of Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani. While this film eventually (in my opinion) collapses under the weight of its socko-psycho style, it is definitely worth a watch.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/13/25

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Bruce K

Another WTF ending. Definitely French with all its bizarre (but visually appealing) camera shots, but story is lacking any relevant information to make it interesting. Could of and should of been better.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

12/17/22

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Audience Member

Style overload and a self inducing migraine of a story and direction, I think an interesting idea got very lost in ego

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

12/18/20

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Audience Member

LET THE CORPSES TAN is stylistic, very much in the vein of 70s action. It has abrupt plot changes. Sometimes it's like the audience in suffering the heat of the desert, sometimes it's like watching an art film. It's not that weird. I had no problem tracking who's who and what's going on. That's a smoother ride than some. It's mostly the arthouse style and shoestring budget that gives it its flavor.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Audience Member

Worth watching if you like weird surrealistic images or weird looking french people...but minimal plot, froggy weirdness, and wonky pacing wont make it easy

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Synopsis

During a beautiful Mediterranean summer, Rhino and his gang steal a cache of of gold. They believe they've found the perfect hideout: a remote and abandoned hamlet that has been taken over by a woman who is searching for inspiration. Unfortunately, surprise guests and two cops compromise their plan, and the heavenly place where wild happenings and orgies used to take place turns into a gruesome battlefield.

Director: Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani
Producer: Eve Commenge, Francois Cognard
Screenwriter: Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani
Distributor: Kino Lorber
Production Co: Anonymes Films
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 31, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 27, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $93.4K
Runtime: 1h 32m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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