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The Plough

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The Plough is a constellation. It is also a puppet theatre. This is the story of a family of puppeteers: siblings Louis, Martha and Lena; their father, who directs the troupe; and the grandmother, who makes the dolls. Together, they are a company and put on puppet shows. One day, following a performance, the father dies of a stroke, leaving his children alone.

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Diego Semerene Slant Magazine 02/26/2023
2/4
The sort of gravitas that seems necessary for the most satisfying of French clichés to amount to playful reworkings, not tired repetitions, only makes a few appearances throughout the film. Go to Full Review Jessica Kiang Variety 02/24/2023
Garrel is certainly well positioned to provide a crepuscular lament for the passing of old traditions, but “The Plough” is a disappointingly nichey, self-indulgent form for it to have taken. Go to Full Review Rafa Sales Ross Little White Lies 02/23/2023
A nuanced exploration of the dichotomy between legacy and vocation. Go to Full Review Rory O'Connor The Film Stage 03/09/2023
B+
A briskly charming, bracingly anachronistic, sometimes achingly sensual film. Go to Full Review Sarah Manvel Critic's Notebook 03/04/2023
It might not look like a radical film, but it really is, since a happy family is an amazing achievement, and the ability to address the newest topics in the oldest ways is a skill to be treasured. Go to Full Review Vadim Rizov Filmmaker Magazine 03/03/2023
Those uncannily convincing performances, the result of months of rehearsal and other invisible labors, generate a low-key tension juxtaposed against the larger artifices containing them. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Philippe Garrel

Director

Jean-Claude Carrière

Director

Louis Garrel

Louis

Damien Mongin

Pieter

Esther Garrel

Martha

Lena Garrel

Lena

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Synopsis The Plough is a constellation. It is also a puppet theatre. This is the story of a family of puppeteers: siblings Louis, Martha and Lena; their father, who directs the troupe; and the grandmother, who makes the dolls. Together, they are a company and put on puppet shows. One day, following a performance, the father dies of a stroke, leaving his children alone.
Director
Philippe Garrel, Jean-Claude Carrière
Producer
Edouard Weil, Laurine Pelassy
Screenwriter
Arlette Langmann, Philippe Garrel, Caroline Deruas-Garrel
Genre
Drama
Original Language
French
Runtime
1h 35m