Staying Vertical

Released Jan 20, 2017

1h 40m

Comedy

Drama

LGBTQ+

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A filmmaker (Damien Bonnard) must raise his newborn by himself after his girlfriend (India Hair) abandons him.

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Staying Vertical takes a number of risks in its unorthodox approach to an unusual story -- and justifies many of them with an unpredictable and ultimately satisfying experience.

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Serge L

Sorry for the sad people (aka gay), this is crazy and puky. The joke is on the hero, some sort of spineless animal vaguely interested in wolves. He goes down by laziness, no drug involved! It was bad during all the sad (aka gay) part, but perked up funny again when he bunked with the sheeps. Overall: funny parts and puky parts. Not likely to happen in real life.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/17/18

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Desde "Adaptação", eu não via um filme tão esquisito sobre as vicissitudes sofridas por um roteirista.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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I like Guiraudie's usual detached style and oddball approach, but while I find this film generally interesting and enjoyable, it is hard to shake the feeling that it doesn't have that much to say or even focus when telling this passable character study about a confused writer.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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7.4/10, my review: http://wp.me/p1eXom-2SY

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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I demand a ticket refund. Sure, I watched this bullshit at home yet I still want my effing money back.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Don't feed the wolves.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Alain Guiraudie

Director

Damien Bonnard

Léo

India Hair

Marie

Raphaël Thiéry

Jean-Louis

Christian Bouillette

Marcel

Basile Meilleurat

Yoan

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Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

The strange action plays out with a dreamlike lucidity reminiscent of late Luis Buñuel... It's also dreamlike in its handling of time; the film takes place over a few years but feels as if it transpires over a few days.

Apr 20, 2017

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Glenn Kenny

RogerEbert.com

The movie's irreverence is in certain respects commendable, but its po-faced attempts at cinematic philosophizing are transparently stilted.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 21, 2017

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A.O. Scott

New York Times

"Being Vertical" ... has a rough gravity that holds your attention and sticks in your mind.

Jan 19, 2017

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

This latest effort feels more like an efficiently polished return to the director's themes from earlier titles, where pernicious, peripheral villains constantly threaten distinctively rural settings.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 4, 2019

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Hope Madden

Screen Relish

Though the crossing storylines don't always work, the characters that populate this harsh but lovely environment pique your interest as Léo's journey captures your imagination.

Rated: 4

Apr 8, 2019

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Daniel Barnes

Dare Daniel

Guiraudie frequently abandons the audience in the story - we drift in and out of the narrative just as Léo drifts in and out of people's lives - but for all of the film's self-infatuation, it also offers no shortage of deeply disturbing show-stoppers.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 29, 2019

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Synopsis

A filmmaker (Damien Bonnard) must raise his newborn by himself after his girlfriend (India Hair) abandons him.

Director: Alain Guiraudie
Screenwriter: Alain Guiraudie
Distributor: Strand Releasing
Production Co: Les Films du Worso, arte France Cinéma
Genre: Comedy, Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 20, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 6, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $11.7K
Runtime: 1h 40m

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