Livid

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Livid

2011

1h 32m

Horror

Fantasy

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Lucie (Chloé Coulloud), Ben (Jérémy Kapone) and William (Félix Moati) search an old woman's home for a hidden treasure and they encounter a series of supernatural events that change them forever.

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Anton Bitel

Sight & Sound

combines a unique spin on the vampire myth with the fairytale surrealism of Lewis Carroll (via Svankmajer's Alice), the danse macabre of Copplia (via Argento's Suspiria) and the imagistic poetry of Franju's Eyes Without a Face.

Nov 16, 2011

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Scott Tobias

AV Club

Its internal logic eluded me on first viewing, but Maury and Bustillo compensate with the go-for-broke savagery and viscera that's come to define new French horror.

Rated: B+

Sep 14, 2011

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

A fun, creepy tale that echoes Argento's Suspiria.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jun 27, 2019

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C.H. Newell

Father Son Holy Gore

Horror can be very effective when it makes the unlikely horrific, and that's often one of Livid's best features.

Rated: 4/5

May 4, 2019

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Simon Foster

Screen-Space

Livid tarts up a grab-bag of supernatural/kids-in-peril B-movie clichs with an arty pretension that grates.

Jun 15, 2012

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John Gholson

Movies.com

No one faults a spook house for lacking a strong narrative -- we want chills and thrills and an excess of horror imagery that borders on gaudy. In that way, Livid completely delivers.

Feb 3, 2012

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Courtney K

this was fine; i enjoy the cover art more than the actual story, but it's a decent watch.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/08/23

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Audience Member

It was different, I'll give it that. The ballet angle was interesting. But the ending was a little too artful for this type of movie it feels.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

I don't understand why the professional reviews of this movie are so toothless. To it's credit, there are some genuinely interesting sets and creepy ballerina monsters. While many horror movies are predicated on the characters making bad decisions... this one is above and beyond, to the point where it loses me. Regarding the antagonistic entity, the creators can't seem to "pick a lane" when it comes to establishing what it is -- creating goofy hodgepodge of elements when any one by itself could have been compelling. As such, the rules of this world don't seem coherent, and many of the shots and exposition just smack of ineffective pretensions.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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andy f

After a bright start and an engrossing build up, when the horror element of this film takes off, it all gets a bit silly. The movie suffers from the "thats someone in make up, larking about" syndrome, after which it is hard to suspend disbelief. The weak ending only adds to the disappointment. A movie that you could tell the filmmakers think is better than it is.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Wasn't creepy or scary, and no jump scares, so wasn't my cup of tea.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Audience Member

This movie had so much potential. It creates an eerie and dark atmosphere perfectly, filling the viewer with dread. You get sucked in by the monsters and the unexpected characters. And then...the end. The end is the worst ending I have ever seen in a horror film, maybe second to The Mist. I have no idea why they went in that direction after being so incredibly successful in the first half. An absolute shame.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Alexandre Bustillo

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Julien Maury

Director

Chloé Coulloud

Lucie

Jérémy Kapone

Ben

Félix Moati

William

Catherine Jacob

Wilson

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Synopsis

Lucie (Chloé Coulloud), Ben (Jérémy Kapone) and William (Félix Moati) search an old woman's home for a hidden treasure and they encounter a series of supernatural events that change them forever.

Director: Alexandre Bustillo, Julien Maury
Producer: Vérane Frédiani, Franck Ribière
Screenwriter: Alexandre Bustillo, Julien Maury, Alexandre Bustillo, Julien Maury
Production Co: Backup Films, Canal+, Cofimage 22, Plug Effects, La Ferme! Productions, La Fabrique 2, SND Films, CinéCinéma, Coficup
Genre: Horror, Fantasy
Original Language: French (France)
Runtime: 1h 32m

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