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- 2020
- Not Rated
- Oscilloscope
- 1 h 30 m
- 2020
- Not Rated
- Oscilloscope
- 1 h 30 m
Summary Reeling from a one-sided breakup, anguished Karen (Otmara Marrero) flees Los Angeles for her ex’s idyllic lake house in the Pacific Northwest. There, she becomes entangled with a mysterious, alluring younger woman (Sydney Sweeney), whom she cannot seem to resist.
- 2020
- Not Rated
- Oscilloscope
- 1 h 30 m
- 2020
- Not Rated
- Oscilloscope
- 1 h 30 m
Clementine
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Summary Reeling from a one-sided breakup, anguished Karen (Otmara Marrero) flees Los Angeles for her ex’s idyllic lake house in the Pacific Northwest. There, she becomes entangled with a mysterious, alluring younger woman (Sydney Sweeney), whom she cannot seem to resist.
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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50% Positive
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6 Reviews
33% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
17% Negative
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2 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
55
50% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
33% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
17% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Marrero delivers a wonderful performance culminating in a final twenty minutes that open her character’s eyes wide enough to acknowledge how much of D. has rubbed off on her.
At its best is more a mood piece than a narrative, an exploration of the shifting power in relationships with striking images and overtones of duality. But at its weakest, it is more of a workshop than a story — the ultimate resolution, like the story Lana tells that gives the film its name, is less meaningful than it aspires to be.
A beautifully told, deeply personal story ... for people who can dig the mumblecore.
It’s too early to state for sure, but restraint appears to be one of Gallagher’s gifts — the kind that rewards moviegoing patience. With this first feature, Gallagher spins a yarn, also peeling a story of attraction and power, identity and coming-of-agency. Only this Clementine is no toss off.
For a film that explores how the way that we’re looked at can inform how we see — a film capable of knotting the beautiful and toxic aspects of that process together in a way that makes room for them both — Clementine is too prone to navel-gazing to leave a strong impression.
Although the camera’s attention to faces and gazes, coupled with an eerie soundtrack, conjures a vague mood of suspense and seduction, the plot fizzles out quickly without any real provocations.
A noir-ish melodrama so oversaturated with dourness that it borders on parody.
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Production Company
High Pony Pictures,
Revery
Release Date May 8, 2020
Duration 1 h 30 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website
http://www.clementinemovie.com/
Awards
BendFilm Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Tallgrass International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Sidewalk Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination