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Synonymes

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A young Israeli man, aided by his trusty Franco-Israeli dictionary, travels to Paris to flee his nationality.
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Synonyms latches onto third-rail issues with thrilling audacity -- and taps into an energy that proves as discomfiting as it is infectious.

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Namrata Joshi The New Indian Express 10/26/2023
Nadav Lapid's Synonyms was about his inner conflicts with the very idea of nationalism... Go to Full Review
Josh Kupecki Austin Chronicle 02/25/2021
3.5/5
Nadiv's film forgoes an overarching narrative structure, which - depending on your patience with such things - is either exhilarating or exasperating. I found it to be the former, in no small part because newcomer Tom Mercier is absolutely riveting. Go to Full Review
Tom Long Detroit News 01/03/2020
C
It's all very deep. Except, you know, not really. Go to Full Review
Reyzando Nawara A Good Movie To Watch 10/12/2023
A-
In a world where the struggle for identity is a universal experience, Synonyms serves as a poignant reminder that the quest for self-discovery is not a linear or painless process Go to Full Review
Vadim Rizov Filmmaker Magazine 12/01/2022
I was fine for a stretch, less so as Synonyms kept working itself into a lather around a character whose behavior increasingly comes off not as symbolic of a certain rage but merely annoying... Go to Full Review
Dan Bayer Next Best Picture 05/13/2022
7/10
Nadav Lapid is a vital cinematic voice. If he can bring his exploration of theme more in line with his technical skill as a filmmaker, he’s going to make a masterpiece. But “Synonyms” isn’t it. Go to Full Review
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08/12/2021 Brilliant! A bravura performance from Tom Mercier and being the big Berlinale winner is just the beggining of this masterfully arrogant film. Transgressive, smart and even moving, this, if you have enough patience and if you are willing to get into this crazy world, will blow your mind. See more 04/06/2021 One of the best movies of the year. An amazing statement on identity and a vivid portrayal of the essence of youth and all the raw feelings it implies. See more Bob N 03/21/2021 Shocking, near perfection. Mercier's performance is thrilling. See more dave d 12/03/2020 There's a scene in this movie that will almost guarantee if you haven't done so already that you'll turn it off. There's a fine line between art and provocation. There's a good movie in here, but this isn't it. PS: Staying to the end will only ruin your day. Final Score: 2.0/10 See more 11/15/2020 Kinda meh. I know it suppose to be a satire. But it's the end message that's so righ wing propaganda like. "Europe is so welcoming of immigrants they are cucking it and Jews place is in Israel that's where they belong" ok whatever I guess. Story wise there's not much either. 1.5/5 See more 05/31/2020 La búsqueda desesperada de una identidad Yoav es un joven israelí que luego de su servicio militar decide abandonar Israel e instalarse en París, abjurando de su nacionalidad y del hebreo y adoptando el francés como única lengua, repitiendo obsesivamente listas de sinónimos en ese idioma. Cuenta al comienzo con la ayuda de una pareja de jóvenes franceses bastante millonarios que son la quintaescencia de la Francia culta y algo aburrida, con quienes sigue manteniendo un vínculo de naturaleza variable. Y luego, no obstante, entabla algunas ocupaciones relacionadas con al embajada israelí. El director Nadav Lapid nos hace empatizar casi de entrada con su protagonista (Tom Mercier) mostrándolo desnudo frente a cámara (y no será la única vez que aparezca así), instalando la poderosa presencia física de Yoav. Hay en Yoav algo de niño, de quijotesco y de loco en su periplo y en su afán por integrarse a Francia, una suerte de energía que no encuentra un canal adecuado o convincente de expresión. Su tenacidad resulta a veces conmovedora. En lo personal, esta película, a la que hay que reconocerle un tono muy original y que oscila entre la comedia y el drama, no me terminó de cerrar, ni como oposición de las culturas israelí y francesa ni como crítica a ambas. Me quedo con la sutileza y la poesía de su anterior película, la conmovedora La maestra de jardín. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A young Israeli man, aided by his trusty Franco-Israeli dictionary, travels to Paris to flee his nationality.
Director
Nadav Lapid
Producer
Saïd Ben Saïd, Michel Merkt
Screenwriter
Haim Lapid
Distributor
Kino Lorber
Production Co
Arte France Cinema, SBS Productions
Genre
Drama
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 25, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 27, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA)
$205.6K
Runtime
2h 3m
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