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  • Haut et Court
  • 2 h 23 m
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  • 2 h 23 m

Summary One day, a woman receives the parcel she sent to her incarcerated husband some time earlier. Confused and deeply concerned, she decides to go to the prison in a remote area of Russia, to seek information. So begins the story of a journey rife with humiliations and violence, the story of an absurd battle against an impenetrable fortress.

Directed By: Sergey Loznitsa

Written By: Fyodor Dostoevsky, Sergey Loznitsa

  • Not Rated
  • Haut et Court
  • 2 h 23 m
  • Not Rated
  • Haut et Court
  • 2 h 23 m

A Gentle Creature

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
78
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Summary One day, a woman receives the parcel she sent to her incarcerated husband some time earlier. Confused and deeply concerned, she decides to go to the prison in a remote area of Russia, to seek information. So begins the story of a journey rife with humiliations and violence, the story of an absurd battle against an impenetrable fortress.

Directed By: Sergey Loznitsa

Written By: Fyodor Dostoevsky, Sergey Loznitsa

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
78
80% Positive
8 Reviews
20% Mixed
2 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
78
80% Positive
8 Reviews
20% Mixed
2 Reviews
0% Negative
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100
May 26, 2017
Loznitsa’s construction of this world apart – which is, of course, a grotesque allegory for Russia itself – is as immersive as it is unnerving.
By Robbie Collin FULL REVIEW
90
May 26, 2017
The film beguiles with its bravura but it’s a deliberately punishing journey, made by a male Cassandra impelled to point out his nation’s destruction yet sadly aware that it’s too late to change the tide of history.
By Jay Weissberg FULL REVIEW
83
May 26, 2017
Though not as successful as its predecessor, Loznitsa’s latest nonetheless confirms the director’s place of honor amongst cinema’s most vociferous critics of Putin’s kingdom.
By Giovanni Marchini Camia FULL REVIEW
80
May 26, 2017
It is gripping and absorbing in its way, although perhaps too conscious of its own metaphorical properties and opinion may divide as to whether its expressionist element works. Yet there is no doubt as to its power, and its severity.
By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW
70
Nov 8, 2018
A Gentle Creature is an arduous watch indeed and will leave you a certain nausea that takes a while to go away. However, its mysterious ways, bolstered with a bit of psychedelic surrealism, makes it notable.
By Filipe Freitas FULL REVIEW
60
Apr 10, 2018
At times, there is something almost spoofy about this film’s relentless miserableness. Its 30-minute long hallucinatory dream sequence didn’t work for me – it might be that you need a degree in Russian history to make sense of its allegory on the nature of power.
By Cath Clarke FULL REVIEW
40
May 26, 2017
Despite a first half of great promise, the film is ultimately ground down by the endless suffering even as it bloats with a bizarre lurch into satirical fantasy.
By John Bleasdale FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Slot Machine, Arte France Cinéma, GP Cinema Company, LOOKSfilm, Studio Uljana Kim, Wild at Art, Graniet Film BV, Solar Media Entertainment, Wild Bunch, Haut et Court, Potemkine Films, Atoms & Void, Film Angels Studio, Eurimages, L'Aide aux Cinémas du Monde, Aide à la Coproduction Franco-Allemande, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Institut Français, Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM), Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA), Nederlands Filmfonds, Netherlands Film Production Incentive, National Film Centre of Latvia
Duration 2 h 23 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website https://www.hautetcourt.com/films/une-femme-douce/
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Awards

Lithuanian Film Awards
• 6 Nominations
Adana Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Ukrainian Film Academy Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

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