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  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Icarus Films
  • 2 h 7 m
  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Icarus Films
  • 2 h 7 m
Almayer's Folly

Summary Having married the adopted Malay daughter of the wealthy Captain Lingard in order to obtain an inheritance that has failed to materialize, Almayer has become isolated and bitter, trapped in his remote trading post, and investing all his emotional energy in his own beloved daughter, Nina. But, haunted by feelings of racial and cultural al...

Directed By: Chantal Akerman

Written By: Henry Bean, Nicole Brenez, Joseph Conrad, Chantal Akerman

  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Icarus Films
  • 2 h 7 m
  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Icarus Films
  • 2 h 7 m

Almayer's Folly

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 6 Critic Reviews
92
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 12 User Ratings
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Summary Having married the adopted Malay daughter of the wealthy Captain Lingard in order to obtain an inheritance that has failed to materialize, Almayer has become isolated and bitter, trapped in his remote trading post, and investing all his emotional energy in his own beloved daughter, Nina. But, haunted by feelings of racial and cultural al...

Directed By: Chantal Akerman

Written By: Henry Bean, Nicole Brenez, Joseph Conrad, Chantal Akerman

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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83% Positive
5 Reviews
17% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Universal Acclaim Based on 6 Critic Reviews
92
83% Positive
5 Reviews
17% Mixed
1 Review
0% Negative
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100
Aug 14, 2012
A marvelous experience for any devoted cinephile.
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100
Aug 7, 2012
One of the year's most hypnotic and fascinating films.
By Michael Atkinson FULL REVIEW
100
Aug 7, 2012
It is the richly evocative performances of Marion (aggressive yet enticing) and Merhar (wearing world-weariness like an aged suit) that cut deepest.
By Keith Uhlich FULL REVIEW
100
Aug 7, 2012
Fervently passionate and formally meticulous, the latest stunning coup for a director who's made a career of repurposing archetypal storylines.
By Jesse Cataldo FULL REVIEW
90
Aug 7, 2012
Almayer's Folly is lush and dreamy (if not quite dreamlike), but it never feels unanchored or given to pointless meandering. However hypnotic it at times becomes, this is a sober(ing) endeavor that never strays far from its post-colonial backdrop.
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60
Aug 9, 2012
Almayer's Folly is not friendly terrain to traverse; like some sinister version of Proust, it is a prolonged fever dream that ultimately yields madness.
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Generally Favorable Based on 12 User Ratings
7.4
67% Positive
8 Ratings
8% Mixed
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25% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 12 User Ratings
7.4
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25% Negative
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Production Company Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Artémis Productions, Belgacom, Canal+, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Ciné+, Liaison Cinématographique, Paradise Film, Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF), Tax Shelter Film Funding, Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge
Release Date Aug 10, 2012
Duration 2 h 7 m
Rating Not Rated
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Awards

Magritte Awards, Belgium
• 4 Nominations

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