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- 2019
- Kino Lorber
- 1 h 15 m
- 2019
- Kino Lorber
- 1 h 15 m
Summary A couple's relationship becomes complicated when she leaves him for his best friend, and returns after he dies.
Directed By: Louis Garrel
Written By: Jean-Claude Carrière, Florence Seyvos, Louis Garrel
- 2019
- Kino Lorber
- 1 h 15 m
- 2019
- Kino Lorber
- 1 h 15 m
A Faithful Man
67
5.4
Where to Watch
Summary A couple's relationship becomes complicated when she leaves him for his best friend, and returns after he dies.
Directed By: Louis Garrel
Written By: Jean-Claude Carrière, Florence Seyvos, Louis Garrel
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
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53% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
40% Mixed
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7% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
67
53% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
40% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
7% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Casta and Garrel generate wary warmth as a couple rediscovering each other, while Depp and Engel provide the comedic ballast.
A tart, seriocomic morsel of desire and doubt.
Dour as Paris appears through Lubtchansky’s lens, Garrel’s filmmaking is dexterous enough that A Faithful Man feels merry all the same.
A Faithful Man seems to be content playfully ruminating on how matters of the heart consume people — and how, sometimes, pursuing someone can be more fulfilling than actually possessing them.
A Faithful Man shows that Garrel has promise as a filmmaker, with a knack for directing actors and a welcome sense of Gallic wit. And as a performer himself, he remains a likeable and sometimes intense screen presence.
This project is in many ways a nod to the films of the French New Wave, and even if the surprisingly unsexy A Faithful Man doesn’t quite measure up, it’s never boring and keeps moving at a brisk pace.
Like a fine wine, Louis Garrel‘s A Faithful Man needs to be opened to the elements, to “breathe.” Because if there’s ever been a more airless, so-dry-one-hesitates-to-label-it “romantic comedy,” I’ve yet to set parched eyes upon it.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 7 User Ratings
5.4
29% Positive
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14% Negative
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User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 7 User Ratings
5.4
29% Positive
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
57% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
14% Negative
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Production Company
Why Not Productions,
Canal+,
Ciné+,
La Région Île-de-France
Release Date Jul 19, 2019
Duration 1 h 15 m
Awards
Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
San Sebastián International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Transilvania International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
