Marguerite & Julien

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Marguerite & Julien

2016

1h 43m

Romance

Drama

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The love between two aristocratic siblings grows even as they mature. When it boils over into voracious passion, Julie and Marguerite de Ravalet must flee a society that offers no tolerance for their love.

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Gary Goldstein

Los Angeles Times

03/03/2016

An overheated but haunting, strangely involving tale inspired by the doomed romance between real-life aristocratic French siblings circa 1600.

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Glenn Kenny

New York Times

02/26/2016

The excruciating experience of "Marguerite & Julien" need only be endured by viewers with an obsessive interest in the least constructive aesthetic currents in contemporary French cinema.

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Susan Wloszczyna

RogerEbert.com

02/26/2016

1.5/4

The wan narrative at hand fails on several levels, including an annoying amount of intentional anachronistic details that detract rather enhance.

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Lucía Ros Serra

Espinof

05/14/2020

'Marguerite & Julien' is eccentric and outdated, although its overwhelming personality can make the comprehension about it change over time. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Charles Ealy

Austin American-Statesman

12/27/2016

It's just downright odd and doesn't work.

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Benjamin Mercer

Brooklyn Magazine

11/29/2016

If it's too misbegotten to fall head over heels with, it's also too sensitively wrought to dismiss outright.

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04/11/2016

Valérie Donzelli's alternative style signature.

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Valérie Donzelli

Director

Anaïs Demoustier

Marguerite de Ravalet

Jérémie Elkaïm

Julien de Ravalet

Frédéric Pierrot

Jean de Ravalet

Aurélia Petit

Madame de Ravalet

Raoul Fernandez

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Synopsis

The love between two aristocratic siblings grows even as they mature. When it boils over into voracious passion, Julie and Marguerite de Ravalet must flee a society that offers no tolerance for their love.

Director: Valérie Donzelli
Producer: Edouard Weil, Alice Girard
Screenwriter: Jérémie Elkaïm, Valérie Donzelli
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: Framboise Productions, France 2 Cinéma, Wild Bunch, Orange Studio, Scope Pictures, Rectangle Productions
Genre: Romance, Drama
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 26, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Runtime: 1h 43m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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