Ten Days' Wonder

PG

1972

1 hr. 41 min.

Mystery & Thriller

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60%

5 Reviews

Tomatometer

37%

Fewer than 50 Ratings

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A philosophy professor is investigating the sudden demise of one of his students, who had mental problems.

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After a man wakes up bleeding in a hotel in Paris, he calls his old doctor friend and invites him to his father's mansion. There, the doctor realises his friend is having a passionate affair with his father's young wife, and is being blackmailed by a mysterious individual. Chabrol's thriller uses an unnecessarily distant and cold approach which makes the film hard to watch and care for. Overall, it is a waste of a great cast and far from being one of the best and most engaging as well as intelligent and clever films by the French filmmaker.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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A so-so mystery movie. I wasn't impressed. There were a few psychedelic feeling minutes, but otherwise boring.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Why couldn't it have been five days wonder? This movie isn't terribly long, but it felt like it was taking forever to get where it was going. I understand it's supposed to be a mystery and all, but there just seemed to be a lot of focus on things that weren't all that important to the story. Plus, the ending isn't all that surprising, I was a little disappointed. At least the actors are good, especially when they aren't whispering. Seriously, people needed to speak up in this movie. Overall, it's an okay movie, not too horrible, but not good either.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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The "French Hitchcock" presents a film that is thoughtful rather than gripping. One that is equal parts awkward and mesmerizing. The ending is clever but lack of narrative smoothness and glacial pacing is off-putting.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Marlene Jobert is really cute. Freckles and red hair oh my. Welles is hillariously over the top. It's well known that Chabrol chose the locations of the movie based on the fact he wanted to eat the local food. I'm not sure this movie hold as what it wanted to be...a mystery thriller that explores theological themes. Actually it doesn't. It's a decent anti-detective film. It's just you could go watch Night Moves instead. Then again that didn't have Welles or cute Marlene Jobert.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Maybe my favorite Chabrol -- astounding cast and lots of weirdness. Kind of like Last Year at Marienbad meets Clue.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Claude Chabrol

Director

Orson Welles

Actor

Marlène Jobert

Actor

Michel Piccoli

Actor

Anthony Perkins

Actor

Guido Alberti

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Richard Brody

New Yorker

It's a minor masterwork of freakazoidal cinema.

Dec 3, 2018

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Molly Haskell

Vogue

Ten Days' Wonder suffers from an excess of style and a deficiency of wonder.

Feb 26, 2020

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Dick Lochte

Los Angeles Free Press

It's unfortunate that the unevenness of the motion picture makes such attention a dubious blessing.

Jan 8, 2020

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Michael E. Grost

Classic Film and Television

Creative adaptation of the Ellery Queen mystery.

Aug 22, 2006

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

This unique film is both awkward and mesmerizing.

Rated: C+

Apr 28, 2003

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Synopsis

A philosophy professor is investigating the sudden demise of one of his students, who had mental problems.

Director: Claude Chabrol
Rating: PG
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: French (Canada)
Release Date (DVD): Mar 23, 2004