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  • Summary: Based on Charles Perrault's grisly fairytale, Bluebeard tells the story of young Marie-Catherine, child bride to an aristocratic ogre with a reputation for murdering his wives. Controversial director Catherine Breillat brings her personal touch to this classic tale, a favorite of good little French girls since the 1950's. Princess Marie-Catherine must employ all her cunning to outwit her husband and escape a potentially unpleasant fate. (Strand Releasing)… Expand

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  2. Mixed: 3 out of 12
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  1. Time Out New York
    Reviewed by: Keith Uhlich
    100
    The most impressive aspect of Breillat's feature is that it agitates like the best fairy tales, seducing us with otherworldliness before sticking the knife in and permanently inscribing the moral.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Manohla Dargis
    90
    Ms. Breillat narrates the fairy tale three ways: in the period story, through the little girls and, finally, through the overall film. None are fully satisfying, but together they offer a sharp, knowing gloss on how our stories define who we were and who we become.
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Peter Brunette
    60
    Stylized, pure cinematic retelling of this ancient tale of misogyny will enchant some and bore others.

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