Rimini

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Rimini

Released Mar 17, 2023

1h 54m

Drama

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Richie Bravo, once upon a time a successful pop star, chases after his faded fame in wintry Rimini. Trapped between permanent intoxication and concerts for busloads of tourists, his world starts to collapse when his adult daughter breaks into his life. She demands money from him that he doesn't have.

Critics Consensus

A witheringly humorous look at family foibles, Rimini finds writer-director Ulrich Seidl dialing back his trademark misanthropy -- if only just slightly.

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Justin Chang

Los Angeles Times

It’s worth your time, your discomfort, your possible scorn and your weirdly grudging affection, maybe all at once.

Mar 31, 2023

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Matt Zoller Seitz

RogerEbert.com

A blisteringly funny and often touching film about people struggling towards happiness despite having experienced lifetimes of disappointment.

Rated: 3.5/4

Mar 17, 2023

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Beatrice Loayza

New York Times

We know there’s great tragedy and ugliness behind the smoke and mirrors, but we watch in amusement nonetheless. Sinisterly, Seidl reminds us how easy it is to turn people into objects for the taking.

Mar 16, 2023

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Fedor Tot

Vague Visages

By dint of the fact that Rimini showcases such a vast gulf between performance and direction, Seidl’s return to fictional filmmaking is, if nothing else, hugely interesting.

Nov 7, 2023

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Stephanie Bunbury

Deadline Hollywood Daily

Having found his subject in Ricky Bravo and his perfect incarnation in Michael Thomas, [Ulrich Seidl] is content merely to stay with him, observing and recording his amiably unsuccessful life.

Sep 19, 2023

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Guillem Martinez Oya

Cinematismo

A film about decadence in a phantasmagoric world where racism is still present. [Full review in spanish]

Rated: 3/5

Jun 8, 2023

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BM

I love this director's raw and authentic interpretation of a not-so-glamorous society without any filters but showing it as it is—the humanity of the seniors of our society, which in the film industry often ignores. Sometimes cringing, but yet the reality is just like that. A beyond stellar interpretation of the main character.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/20/23

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David Lee K

De badplaats Rimini in de winter doet dienst als trieste achtergrond waartegen een oude smartlapzanger, Richie Bravo, op realistische wijze wordt neergezet. De man draait nergens zijn hand voor om en leeft zijn leven alsof het elk moment gedaan kan zijn. Hij zingt in zaaltjes van mistroostige hotels voor oudere vrouwen en probeert op schimmige wijze wat geld bij te verdienen. Wanneer hij onverwacht met zijn verleden geconfronteerd wordt, wordt hij verplicht om actie te ondernemen. Zijn spiraal naar beneden levert een aantal ontroerende beelden op. Ondertussen hangt Richie bij een aantal van de oudere dames ook nog de gigolo uit, wat enkele aandoenlijke scenes oplevert. Niet te missen!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/26/24

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Andrew H H

As with other Austrian/German films, it has a very clean appearance, stylistically which I love. Great, until the drunk scene, near the end. A bit long-winded and unnecessary, but the main character/actor does a fine job.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/11/23

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Eliane S

It is a look behind the scenes of the sad world of an aging, washed-up former pop star. Just like the location of the action, wintry Rimini, is the protagonist: gray, cold and lonely. The explicit sex scenes are as raw as the film as a whole. The story with the daughter can be forgotten, but the rest is fascinating and repulsive at the same time. A film you don't love, but you won't forget so quickly either.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/03/23

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Audience Member

Not much of a story and very repetative and tedious.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Audience Member

Incredible film, blending lines between fiction and documentary. Absolutely immersive, you can't help thinking Richie Bravo is a real person. Bleak, cold, sad and lonely, what an incredible experience.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Synopsis

Richie Bravo, once upon a time a successful pop star, chases after his faded fame in wintry Rimini. Trapped between permanent intoxication and concerts for busloads of tourists, his world starts to collapse when his adult daughter breaks into his life. She demands money from him that he doesn't have.

Director: Ulrich Seidl
Producer: Ulrich Seidl, Philippe Bober, Michel Merkt
Screenwriter: Ulrich Seidl, Veronika Franz
Distributor: Big World Pictures
Genre: Drama
Original Language: German
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 17, 2023, Limited
Runtime: 1h 54m