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      The School of Flesh

      R Released Feb 26, 1998 1 hr. 42 min. Drama List
      68% 19 Reviews Tomatometer 59% 500+ Ratings Audience Score In Paris, Dominique (Isabelle Huppert), a middle-aged fashion professional, solicits the services of the handsome Quentin (Vincent Martinez), a bisexual bartender and prostitute who is 15 years her junior. After they first sleep together, their business transaction becomes transformed into a passionate love affair. However, the couple's romance becomes an ugly power struggle when social class and age distinctions begin to bubble toward the surface. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member People making bad decisions knowing full well the worst case scenario will always be realized; Huppert is chilling about a woman venturing out from a shell only to be emotionally slapped by the selfish Martinez Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member what makes it special is skipping and. shuffling story - it gives you filling of all this nightmare Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Both Benoît Jacquot and Isabelle Huppert are at the very top of their game with this masterful film. A must see. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member reminded me of 1977's "looking for mr goodbar" Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Frances H One of the stupidest films I've ever see. This woman has no pride and must be a masochist. Why would she want an overgrown child who just uses her for all she's got and then throws her away like an old rag? The idiocy of this woman astounds me. She is so pathetic! She gives women a bad name. The acting wasn't erratic, the dialog was pat, and the cinematography was nothing special. Why did this get such a high rating. Sometimes it seems to me like critics only like worthless crap. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/16/15 Full Review Audience Member Very cool and sexy within a complex relationship that screams with emotion. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Critics Reviews

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      Globe and Mail Rated: 3/4 Apr 25, 2003 Full Review Steve Davis Austin Chronicle Rated: 3/5 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times I cannot imagine a Hollywood movie like this. Rated: 3/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review CSM Staff Christian Science Monitor This rather perfunctory French drama never quite catches fire. Rated: 2/4 Mar 21, 2019 Full Review Mark Halverson Sacramento News & Review Rated: 4/5 Aug 7, 2008 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Jul 6, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis In Paris, Dominique (Isabelle Huppert), a middle-aged fashion professional, solicits the services of the handsome Quentin (Vincent Martinez), a bisexual bartender and prostitute who is 15 years her junior. After they first sleep together, their business transaction becomes transformed into a passionate love affair. However, the couple's romance becomes an ugly power struggle when social class and age distinctions begin to bubble toward the surface.
      Director
      Benoît Jacquot
      Executive Producer
      Zakaria Alaoui, Fabienne Tsaï
      Screenwriter
      Jacques Fieschi, Yukio Mishima
      Distributor
      Stratosphere Entertainment
      Production Co
      Bel Age Distribution, V.M.P.
      Rating
      R (Language|Some Strong Sexuality)
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      French (France)
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Feb 26, 1998, Original
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Aug 30, 2015
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $401.8K
      Sound Mix
      Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
      Aspect Ratio
      Scope (2.35:1)