The Five Devils

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The Five Devils

Released Mar 24, 2023

1h 35m

Drama

Fantasy

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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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Critics Consensus

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

This alluring and sneakily emotional film is never confusing...

May 15, 2023

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Peter Debruge

Variety

The... director is more ambitious than she is successful this time around.

Apr 1, 2023

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Richard Whittaker

Austin Chronicle

If The Five Devils more bravely embraced a single perspective, that might have better bound together its depiction of a family splitting apart.

Rated: 2.5/5

Mar 30, 2023

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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana

Moving Pictures Film Club

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.

Rated: 5/5

Jul 15, 2024

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Tamma Moksha

The Hindu

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.

Jun 10, 2024

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Marya E. Gates

Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack)

Although the film’s many threads don’t always cohere, the stunning cinematography by Paul Guilhaume (who also co-wrote the script) at least gives the film a distinct visual flare.

Feb 13, 2024

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Ghederick Eshmont

A wonderful meditation on lost love & the anchors of motherhood.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/08/23

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Lucio Leonardo P

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?”...

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/18/25

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hangarbay 2

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

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/21/23

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StephenPaul C

The greatest 01 hour: and 35 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/13/23

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SUCKED

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.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/02/23

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Léa Mysius

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Joanne

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Vicky

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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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