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The Souffleur

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After thirty years managing an iconic hotel in Vienna, Lucius learns the building has been sold to an Argentine developer intent on demolishing and reimagining it. With the help of his daughter and a handful of loyal employees, he clings to the life he’s built. What follows is a crusade of detours, espionage, and a paranoid struggle to preserve a vanishing world -- and the only home he’s ever known.

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Leila Latif IndieWire Nov 26
C
A film that glimmers with moments of wit and melancholy but never settles into coherence. Like a soufflé, it is beautiful in concept, fragile in execution, and destined to collapse the moment you press into it. Go to Full Review Caryn James The Hollywood Reporter Sep 3
The Souffleur is a brief hour and 18 minutes long, and just as much a tone poem as it is a character study. Dafoe brings ballast and humanity to it, uniting its fragments as Lucius decides what to do with his future. Go to Full Review Padaí Ó Maolchalann In Review Online Oct 20
Had [The Souffleur] as a whole left the same level of impact as some of its individual aspects, it might have been more than a trifle. Still, for as long as it lasts, it’s a pleasant enough little dish. Go to Full Review Liselotte Vanophem Geek Vibes Nation Oct 18
5/10
While the desert itself is a remarkable display of stability, this film offers no stability or constancy. Instead, it feels like an undercooked dish with no real depth, flavour, or consistency, and it's definitely served ice-cold rather than piping hot. Go to Full Review Santiago Echeverría EscribiendoCine Sep 3
6/10
...[The Souffleur results in] a cinematic experience that stands out for its visual and conceptual approach, although it avoids narrative cohesion. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Diego Batlle Otroscines.com Sep 3
...don't expect a conventional story of confrontations from Solnicki,...but rather an accumulation of vignettes that combine whimsy with creativity, absurd and muted comedy with a capacity for surprise and wit...[Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Gastón Solnicki

Director

Willem Dafoe

Actor

Lilly Lindner

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Claus Philipp

Actor

Stéphanie Argerich

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Gastón Solnicki

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Movie Info

Synopsis After thirty years managing an iconic hotel in Vienna, Lucius learns the building has been sold to an Argentine developer intent on demolishing and reimagining it. With the help of his daughter and a handful of loyal employees, he clings to the life he’s built. What follows is a crusade of detours, espionage, and a paranoid struggle to preserve a vanishing world -- and the only home he’s ever known.
Director
Gastón Solnicki
Producer
Gabriele Kranzelbinder, Paolo Calamita, Eugenio Fernández Abril, Gastón Solnicki
Screenwriter
Julia Niemann, Gastón Solnicki
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 18m