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  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • Cinema Slate
  • 1 h 12 m
  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • Cinema Slate
  • 1 h 12 m

Summary Kékszakállú is an unconventional portrayal of several young women witnessed in immersive yet indeterminate states: within their bodies, among their friends and lovers, and ultimately in a culture of economic and spiritual recession. The torpor of boredom and privilege is undercut by the vicissitudes of Argentina's economic malaise, forci...

Directed By: Gastón Solnicki

Written By: Guido Segal

  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • Cinema Slate
  • 1 h 12 m
  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • Cinema Slate
  • 1 h 12 m

Kékszakállú

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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Summary Kékszakállú is an unconventional portrayal of several young women witnessed in immersive yet indeterminate states: within their bodies, among their friends and lovers, and ultimately in a culture of economic and spiritual recession. The torpor of boredom and privilege is undercut by the vicissitudes of Argentina's economic malaise, forci...

Directed By: Gastón Solnicki

Written By: Guido Segal

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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83
Jul 19, 2017
Solnicki has admitted in interviews that he more or less made the movie up as he went along, not knowing quite what he was after, and it shows. But he has a remarkable eye and boundless curiosity, and those two qualities are enough to sustain a brief yet restlessly inventive exploration like this one.
By Mike D'Angelo FULL REVIEW
80
Sep 24, 2016
It takes an uncommon talent to keep the mundane from seeming inert, and through Solnicki’s lens, the absence of outer conflict doesn’t mute the turmoil within.
By Scott Tobias FULL REVIEW
75
Jul 20, 2017
With all of its ingrained sadness and complex shifts, both the fabricated idyll of youth and distressed independence of adulthood are executed as if they were a casual dream, never becoming as nightmarish as they ought to be.
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75
Like Shohei Imamura, Argentinian writer-director Gaston Solnicki can be understood as a cinematic "entomologist."
By Clayton Dillard FULL REVIEW
50
Jul 20, 2017
Even seasoned defenders of cryptic formalism may find it amorphous. The characters are never named, the camera work is static, and little that’s conceptually interesting materializes.
By Ben Kenigsberg FULL REVIEW

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Production Company ARTE, Filmy Wiktora, Frutacine, Hubert Bals Fund
Release Date Jul 21, 2017
Duration 1 h 12 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website https://www.facebook.com/Kekszakallu/
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Awards

Venice Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Las Palmas Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Mar del Plata Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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