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73 out of 100

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5.6 out of 10

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  • Starring: Benoît Magimel, François Berléand, Ludivine Sagnier
  • Summary: Gabrielle Deneige is an independent, ambitious TV weather girl torn between her love of a distinguished author several decades her senior, and the attentions of a headstrong, potentially unstable young suitor. An unspoken past between the two men heightens tensions, and though she's initially certain of her love for one them, the see-saw demands and whims of both men keep confusing - and darkening - matters. Before long she's encountering emotional and societal forces well beyond her control, inexorably leading to a shocking clash of violence and passion. Inspired by the sensational Gilded Age murder of Madison Square Garden architect Stanford White, A Girl Cut in Two is trademark Chabrol: fiendishly entertaining and impossible to shake. (IFC Films)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kenneth Turan
    100
    Impeccably made and uncompromisingly adult, Claude Chabrol's A Girl Cut in Two is unquestionably the work of a master.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Manohla Dargis
    90
    An erotically charged, beautifully directed story of a woman preyed upon by different men and her own warring desires.
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Bernard Besserglik
    60
    Its impact is weakened by a limp ending and a sense that it all adds up to rather less than the sum of its parts.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 0 out of 2
  1. BruceN.
    7
    It's hard to feel sorry for anyone in this tale of narcissism and betrayal. But it's got a certain perverse appeal...noone apologizes for their brutal behavior.… Expand
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  2. juderobe
    7
    Consistently fascinating partly because of the great casting, partly because of the nice, steady pace. No surprises, really...just pure Chabrol black all the way.… Expand
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