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Intruder, The
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MPAA RATING: Not Rated
Starring Michel Subor, Grégoire Colin, Yekaterina Golubeva, Bambou, Florence Loiret, Lolita Chammah, Alex Descas, and Dong-ho Kim
A mysterious and enthralling story about fresh starts and the possibility of escape, both a tale of inner and outer traveling. The film follows the global travels of an enigmatic 68-year-old man (Subor) who goes looking for a long-lost son and a new organ to replace his ailing heart. (Wellspring)
| GENRE(S): | Drama | Foreign |
| WRITTEN BY: |
Claire Denis
Jean-Pol Fargeau Jean-Luc Nancy (novel) |
| DIRECTED BY: | Claire Denis |
| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: April 25, 2006 Theatrical: December 23, 2005 |
| RUNNING TIME: | 130 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: | France |
| LANGUAGE(S): | French (with English subtitles) |
Original title "L'Intrus"; Nominated, Golden Lion, 2004 Venice Film Festival
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The average user rating for this movie is 5.0 (out of 10) based on 10 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Carlos I. gave it a1:
This is the second worst international film I have ever seen. The worst one was "Tequila 5" Incredibly erratic and baffling plot. Continuity errors in many scenes, lack of logic with unexplained disjointed violent scenes. This is one of those movies that "enligthened" snobs will advertise as poetic or surrealist, but I just see that the Emperor has no clothes.
Wm gave it a9:
If you crave any sort of narrative thread, certainty, or literal message this film wil probably annoy you. If, instead, you surrender to Denis' fascinating storytelling, allow the gorgeous cinematography to saturate you and cherish the gaps in understanding that give the film its meaning then you'll emerge from viewing this as one does after falling fully clothed into a river with an erratic and often powerful current: grateful, disturbed and breathless. Life, like "The Intruder," isn't Cartesian. Get over it and get with it.
msic gave it an8:
Possibly Denis' most eliptical film, and that's saying something. It's clearly not for everybody. But it's captivating even when it doesn't make conventional "sense." It's more like a death-dream, really. And Agnes Godard's cinematography is succulent as usual. A fine farewell to the late, great Wellspring.
Van C. gave it a9:
No one makes visual poetry better than Claire Denis. This movie has same slow pacing and gorgeous photography as Beau Travail, but with an even more elusive plot and even less dialogue. Give yourself over to it and you'll be rewarded with ecstacy.
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