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- 2016
- Not Rated
- Kino Lorber
- 1 h 31 m
- 2016
- Not Rated
- Kino Lorber
- 1 h 31 m
Summary At the age of 51 and after 20 months on unemployment, Thierry (Vincent Lindon) starts a new job that soon brings him face to face with a moral dilemma. How much is he willing to accept to keep his job?
Directed By: Stéphane Brizé
Written By: Olivier Gorce, Stéphane Brizé
- 2016
- Not Rated
- Kino Lorber
- 1 h 31 m
- 2016
- Not Rated
- Kino Lorber
- 1 h 31 m
The Measure of a Man
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7.0
Where to Watch
Summary At the age of 51 and after 20 months on unemployment, Thierry (Vincent Lindon) starts a new job that soon brings him face to face with a moral dilemma. How much is he willing to accept to keep his job?
Directed By: Stéphane Brizé
Written By: Olivier Gorce, Stéphane Brizé
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 19 Critic Reviews
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84% Positive
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 19 Critic Reviews
74
84% Positive
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
16% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
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The Measure of a Man may be a hard film to watch at times, but with Lindon's great performance at its center, it is one from which you cannot look away.
It exhibits the spry subtlety of Jean and Luc Dardenne's films, and, consequently, it's possible that it will be similarly mistaken for a work of “naturalism.”
At once compassionate, engrossing from start to finish, and utterly relevant.
Brize (“Mademoiselle Chambon”) makes compelling drama out of the most ordinary of circumstances, and draws a lead performance from frequent collaborator Vincent Lindon that is a veritable master class in understated humanism.
Brizé doesn’t have the Dardennes’ gift for narrative complexity, and he stacks the deck against his hero more than is really necessary.... But The Measure Of A Man’s beating heart is Lindon’s performance.
Highlighted by an all-consuming lead performance from Lindon – surrounded here by an excellent cast of non-pros – this third collaboration strays further into Dardennes Bros. territory than previous efforts, although its depiction of an Average Joe scraping by in contemporary France features its own unique voice.
The Measure of a Man’s decision to keep its conflicts so microscopic in the service of realism is a real problem. Put bluntly, Brize’s touch is so light that it’s immeasurable.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 User Ratings
7.0
62% Positive
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 User Ratings
7.0
62% Positive
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38% Mixed
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Production Company
Nord-Ouest Films,
Arte France Cinéma,
Canal+,
Ciné+,
ARTE,
TS Productions,
La Région Île-de-France,
Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
Release Date Apr 15, 2016
Duration 1 h 31 m
Rating Not Rated
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Awards
Cannes Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
César Awards, France
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Denver International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
