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Everyday life at la Fémis, a Parisian cinema school.
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Diego Semerene Slant Magazine Claire Simon knows that the best way to capture the anxiousness of a moment is to leave it unembellished. Rated: 3/4 Feb 21, 2019 Full Review Glenn Kenny New York Times I teach film, and this movie gave me some bracing lessons. Feb 21, 2019 Full Review Ignatiy Vishnevetsky AV Club Though The Competition lacks critical distance, what it offers, in spades, is the engrossing experience of watching other people endure pressure and humiliation. Rated: B- Feb 20, 2019 Full Review Justine Smith Vague Visages What makes someone a great artist before they’ve made any great works of art? That becomes the central question and object of scrutiny at the heart of ‘Le concours,’ making it one of the most compelling examinations of auteur driven cinema. Jun 5, 2024 Full Review Sarah Boslaugh TheArtsStl ...of inherent interest to those who follow global film, because France is a major player in the film world, and la Fémis is a major player in the French film industry. Rated: 6/10 May 10, 2019 Full Review Joshua Brunsting The CriterionCast ...watching titans of the French film upper class dissect young men and women through brief interviews and a series of strange tests is fascinating and incredibly provocative. Feb 24, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Why is this movie so long?? If the film was half the length it could have been an insightful and intense examination of the process of admitting students to a prestigious school. As it is it's just exhausting. The only possible justification for that that I can come up with is that the filmmakers wanted to give the audience the same sort of draining experience the people in the film had. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Everyday life at la Fémis, a Parisian cinema school.
Director
Claire Simon
Producer
Arnaud Dommerc, Belinda Leduc
Production Co
Andolfi
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 21, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA)
$14.3K
Runtime
2h 1m
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