Madeleine Collins

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Madeleine Collins

2023

1h 47m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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24 Reviews

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In this tense psychological drama, Judith (Virginie Efira) leads a secret double life split between two households in two countries. In Switzerland, she lives with Abdel, with whom she is raising a little girl. In France, she lives with Melvil, with whom she has two older boys. Gradually this fragile balance, based on lies and back-and-forth trips, begins to veer dangerously off the rails.

Peter Rainer

FilmWeek (LAist)

The notion of a heroine who is addicted to deception is a powerful psychological element of this film.

Sep 7, 2023

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Glenn Kenny

RogerEbert.com

But the settings are better than credible, as is the acting across the board.

Rated: 2.5/4

Aug 18, 2023

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Beatrice Loayza

New York Times

Directed by Antoine Barraud, the film... cleverly fills out the picture through tiny hints and glances, creating suspense through fresh turns of ambiguity in each scene.

Aug 17, 2023

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William Stottor

Loud and Clear Reviews

A woman navigates her dual lives in Madeleine Collins, the twisty psychological thriller from Antoine Barraud.

Rated: 3.5/5

Sep 3, 2024

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Manuel Betancourt

FilmWeek (LAist)

I don't know if it all cohered together... But the leading actress, Virginie Efira, is entrancing in trying to capture this woman's splintered life.

Sep 7, 2023

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Lee Jutton

Film Inquiry

Madeleine Collins proves that Virginie Efira belongs to that elite tier of actresses capable of elevating even the most mediocre material into something watchable, albeit still less than satisfying.

Aug 25, 2023

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Laurian D

Efira elevates every movie that she's in, and this is no exception. Great script and acting, loved it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/24/25

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john l

Difficult to follow. Plot is over the top, unrealistic. Some critics have said the film is Hitchcockian. Really? Must not have been Alfred, that's for sure. Acting well done. But not suspenseful. If it weren't for the lead actress and her co-stars I would not have lasted to the end.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/24/23

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Audience Member

Gosh, this is definitely the crappiest French movie I have seen in the last couple of years. The story is so ridiculous that if the director wouldn't feed all the details tiny bit by bit and back and forth in the timeline you could actually shoot the movie compacted into 15 minutes instead of boring the spectators to death for 100 minutes. What a waste of an excellent actress. 1/10 points.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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In this tense psychological drama, Judith (Virginie Efira) leads a secret double life split between two households in two countries. In Switzerland, she lives with Abdel, with whom she is raising a little girl. In France, she lives with Melvil, with whom she has two older boys. Gradually this fragile balance, based on lies and back-and-forth trips, begins to veer dangerously off the rails.

Director: Antoine Barraud
Producer: Justin Taurand
Screenwriter: Antoine Barraud
Distributor: Greenwich Entertainment
Production Co: Les Films du Bélier, Agence Nationale de Gestion des Oeuvres Audiovisuelles (ANGOA), Pictanovo, Département de la Seine-Saint-Denis, Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge, Canal+, Cofimage 31, SACEM, SRG - SSR, Sofica Manon 10 , Région Hauts-de-France, Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS), Ciclic - Région Centre, Ciné+, Eurimages, VOO, BE TV, Loterie Suisse Romande, Close Up Films, Frakas Productions, Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Office Fédéral de la Culture, Cinécap 3, Cinéforom, Casa Kafka Pictures Movie Tax Shelter Empowered by Belfius, Radio Télévision Belge Francophone
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 18, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 29, 2023
Runtime: 1h 47m

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