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  • 2017
  • Big World Pictures
  • 1 h 22 m
  • 2017
  • Big World Pictures
  • 1 h 22 m
False Confessions

Summary Araminte (Isabelle Huppert) is a wealthy widow who unwittingly hires the smitten Dorante (Louis Garrel) as her accountant. Secrets and lies accumulate as Dorante and his accomplice, Araminte’s manservant Dubois (Yves Jacques), manipulate not only the good-hearted Araminte, but also her friend and confidante, Marton (Manon Combes). Dorant...

Directed By: Luc Bondy, Marie-Louise Bischofberger

Written By: Marivaux, Geoffrey Layton, Luc Bondy

  • 2017
  • Big World Pictures
  • 1 h 22 m
  • 2017
  • Big World Pictures
  • 1 h 22 m

False Confessions

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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Summary Araminte (Isabelle Huppert) is a wealthy widow who unwittingly hires the smitten Dorante (Louis Garrel) as her accountant. Secrets and lies accumulate as Dorante and his accomplice, Araminte’s manservant Dubois (Yves Jacques), manipulate not only the good-hearted Araminte, but also her friend and confidante, Marton (Manon Combes). Dorant...

Directed By: Luc Bondy, Marie-Louise Bischofberger

Written By: Marivaux, Geoffrey Layton, Luc Bondy

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Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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Jul 20, 2017
Isabelle Huppert walks on screen in Luc Bondy’s False Confessions intent, it seems, on reminding audiences that she can do anything, including turn a modern adaptation of outdated theater tropes into near-vital product.
By Andrew Crump FULL REVIEW
63
Jul 14, 2017
Huppert is still there plugging away in every scene. To the extent that False Confessions does intermittently succeed, it is due almost entirely to her efforts.
By Peter Sobczynski FULL REVIEW
50
Aug 9, 2017
False Confessions can be admired for its high style and distinct tone, but if you really want to enjoy it, you’ll have to force yourself.
By Mick LaSalle FULL REVIEW
50
Jul 13, 2017
In Luc Bondy’s largely inert False Confessions, the tedium is broken by the [Isabelle Huppert's] outfits, and by the way she moves in them.
By Melissa Anderson FULL REVIEW
50
Jul 10, 2017
The film is a trim farce with no blood flowing under its skin, as it’s all construction, setup, and payoff.
By Chuck Bowen FULL REVIEW
30
Jul 13, 2017
There is little to recommend here, even for Huppert completists who follow her anywhere.
By Manohla Dargis FULL REVIEW
25
Jul 13, 2017
Unfortunately, to follow these characters around is to experience not great theater, nor rich cinema, nor architectural wonder, but rather the itch of the restless spectator.
By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Idéale Audience, ARTE, Odéon Théâtre de l'Europe, Maha Productions, France Télévisions, TV5MONDE, Réseau Canopé, Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers of Music (SACEM), Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
Release Date Jul 14, 2017
Duration 1 h 22 m
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