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      The Gang of Four

      Released Dec 22, 1989 2h 42m Comedy List
      100% 7 Reviews Tomatometer 79% 500+ Ratings Audience Score Four young women share a house on the outskirts of Paris and study acting under a demanding teacher (Bulle Ogier). Outside class, each is questioned by a mysterious investigator on the trail of a former roommate who may be involved in a criminal enterprise. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Jan 10 Buy Now

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      Richard Brody New Yorker Jacques Rivette’s career-long exploration of the art and lives of stage actors reaches its emotional peak in the 1989 drama “Gang of Four." Jul 17, 2023 Full Review Jake Cole Slant Magazine Contrary to something like method acting, of a performer digging entirely into the lived reality of a character, <em>The Gang of Four</em> sees the art as reliant on the personal lives and hang-ups that an actor might subconsciously bring to a part. Jan 5, 2023 Full Review Caryn James New York Times An accessible and entertaining vision of how the New Wave has survived and evolved long after it was declared dead. Rated: 3.5/5 Aug 30, 2004 Full Review TV Guide An intriguing, if somewhat overextended, melodrama that delves into Pirandellian questions of real versus theatrical life, and considers the nature of deception and fate. Rated: 3/4 Nov 12, 2007 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Jul 17, 2005 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews This lengthy 155 minute work by Jacques Rivette is both brilliant and frustrating. Rated: B+ May 13, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member Required viewing for those who want roommates :) Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Once again, the three concentric themes, metaphors of our modern condition, paraded out with the same significance: women, theater, conspiracy. Yes, it's just another typical day in Rivette-land, but then, people who like such a place will find much to like in this movie. Those who don't shouldn't see it in the first place; those who've never been there should try one of his earlier movies first. In those films, there is an external world, however dark and mysterious, for the characters to sound off against; in "Gang of Four," everything is internal, in utero (you have to dig the Bergmanian red of the theater), hermetic even. If there is no escape for the characters, there is also no entry for spectator, unless she can find a way onto the stage through one of Rivette's other movies. The film, then, is another dream in Rivette's endless nocturnal reverie, a lucid electrifying nightmare, but one which will appear meaningless unless you bring yourself to it prepared; those who understand it may not find enlightenment, but they will find recognition. (Actually, I don't know what the hell I'm talking about. The point is, the movie kicked ass, and if you like Rivette's other shit, you should see this one too.) Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member Two and a half hours of interminable scenes of actresses practicing for a play and in the end I didn't even really understand what the movie was about. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member Pas le plus connu des Rivette mais mon préféréé, ludique et grave à la fois. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Such great performances. Very theatrical in its setting Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Is it really two hours and forty minutes? You'd never know. The actresses are fantastic, and even the scenes about acting don't feel repetitive, though they're repeatedly continually. My only problem was the sole male main character being made out to be a sham too early. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Four young women share a house on the outskirts of Paris and study acting under a demanding teacher (Bulle Ogier). Outside class, each is questioned by a mysterious investigator on the trail of a former roommate who may be involved in a criminal enterprise.
      Director
      Jacques Rivette
      Screenwriter
      Pascal Bonitzer, Christine Laurent
      Production Co
      Pierre Grise Productions
      Genre
      Comedy
      Original Language
      French (Canada)
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Dec 22, 1989, Limited
      Runtime
      2h 42m
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