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The Five Devils

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Eight-year-old Vicky has a mysterious gift: she can recreate any scent she comes across, even that of her beloved mother Joanne. When her estranged aunt suddenly returns to town, the invocation of her fragrance plunges the young girl back in time to unravel a past replete with family secrets and queer romance.
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Overflowing with ideas as it moves across genres, The Five Devils uses intoxicating magical realism to explore a family's troubled past.

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Noel Murray Los Angeles Times 05/15/2023
This alluring and sneakily emotional film is never confusing... Go to Full Review
Peter Debruge Variety 04/01/2023
The... director is more ambitious than she is successful this time around. Go to Full Review
Richard Whittaker Austin Chronicle 03/30/2023
2.5/5
If The Five Devils more bravely embraced a single perspective, that might have better bound together its depiction of a family splitting apart. Go to Full Review
Julian Singleton Cinapse Jul 11
Mysius’ commanding and compassionate second feature manages to push time-travel tales into new, tear-jerking territory–all without feeling overly wrought or demanding of its audience. Go to Full Review
Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana Moving Pictures Film Club 07/15/2024
5/5
depiction of a family whose members are trying to fit into expectations that are just not meant for them, seen through the eyes of a hypersensitive child attempting to process her family’s place in the world. Go to Full Review
Tamma Moksha The Hindu 06/10/2024
While the film begins with a promising premise, the sentiments are muddied with overindulgence in the supernatural; the director immerses the audience in Vicky’s potions and dilutes a well-constructed plot. Go to Full Review
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Ghederick Eshmont 04/08/2023 A wonderful meditation on lost love & the anchors of motherhood. See more Lucio Leonardo P Feb 18 Entertainment that begins with a mystery that captures attention (not only the suspense but also the beauty and sensuality of the actress Adèle Exarchopoulos), but that does not develop and only adds elements to unanswered questions and that has as its big twist something predictable and poorly told, with a big question at the end, like: “what the hell is that?”... See more hangarbay 2 08/21/2023 It's a fascinating unique take on a family drama, It starts a little slow but the conclusion makes it worth it. Creative and definitely worth the watch See more SUCKED @MauriceAJones 05/02/2023 With vibes of Atom Egoyan's dark secrecy, and Quentin Dupieux's fantastical randomness, The Five Devils tells an intriguing and heartbreakingly racy story of the societal pressures that lead to bad decisions, that in turn, lead to generational trauma. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Eight-year-old Vicky has a mysterious gift: she can recreate any scent she comes across, even that of her beloved mother Joanne. When her estranged aunt suddenly returns to town, the invocation of her fragrance plunges the young girl back in time to unravel a past replete with family secrets and queer romance.
Director
Léa Mysius
Producer
Jean-Louis Livi, Fanny Yvonnet
Screenwriter
Léa Mysius, Paul Guilhaume, Léa Mysius, Paul Guilhaume
Production Co
F Comme Film, Trois Brigands Productions
Genre
Drama, Fantasy
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 24, 2023, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA)
$46.7K
Runtime
1h 35m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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