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- 2002
- Leisure Time Features
- 1 h 34 m
- 2002
- Leisure Time Features
- 1 h 34 m
Summary In the remote countryside of southern France the fragments of a troubled family reconvene.
Directed By: Hélène Angel
Written By: Jean-Claude Janer, Agnès de Sacy, Hélène Angel
- 2002
- Leisure Time Features
- 1 h 34 m
- 2002
- Leisure Time Features
- 1 h 34 m
Peau d'homme coeur de bête
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6.5
Summary In the remote countryside of southern France the fragments of a troubled family reconvene.
Directed By: Hélène Angel
Written By: Jean-Claude Janer, Agnès de Sacy, Hélène Angel
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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71% Positive
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29% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
64
71% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
29% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Posed somewhere between a fairy tale and harsh reality, the film pulls off a daring feat by turning Blancan into an almost abstract monster as a way of getting into the deeply unhealthy situation that created him.
A crushingly dark vision of male rage and female vulnerability, Hélène Angel's accomplished first feature hits you like an anvil -- after it's all over.
French director Helene Angel's dark but deftly handled fable about familial violence has a terrifying, fairy-tale atmosphere that's in perfect keeping with its unique point of view.
Tough, cogent and resonantly chilling, this slow-burning drama continues the vein of harsh realism seen in recent Gallic cinema including "La Vie de Jesus" and "More Than Yesterday."
The storyline sometimes veers into melodrama; a subplot concerning Alex's involvement in the white-slave trade is particularly lurid. But the director retains a light touch in the character of Aurelie, whose combination of innocence and knowing is magical.
Although it leaves you with a knot in your stomach, its power is undercut by its own head-banging obviousness.
In the end there's more nasty behavior than constructive insight.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 11 User Ratings
6.5
64% Positive
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 11 User Ratings
6.5
64% Positive
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
18% Mixed
2 Ratings
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18% Negative
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Awards
Locarno International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Tromsø International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Mons International Festival of Love Films
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
