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- 2014
- Unrated
- Strand Releasing
- 1 h 45 m
- 2014
- Unrated
- Strand Releasing
- 1 h 45 m
Summary A stroke-afflicted filmmaker (Isabelle Huppert) is manipulated by a notorious con man.
Directed By: Catherine Breillat
Written By: Catherine Breillat
- 2014
- Unrated
- Strand Releasing
- 1 h 45 m
- 2014
- Unrated
- Strand Releasing
- 1 h 45 m
Abuse of Weakness
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Summary A stroke-afflicted filmmaker (Isabelle Huppert) is manipulated by a notorious con man.
Directed By: Catherine Breillat
Written By: Catherine Breillat
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
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94% Positive
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6% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
77
94% Positive
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
6% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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This is a work just as startling and potent as anything she has done to date — a powerful example of art being used to exorcise personal demons that is anchored by two stunning performances and some of the most gripping moments to be seen in any film so far this year.
Huppert’s amazing performance not only masters the physical rigors and deformations of her character, but more importantly captures her cold capriciousness and the enigmatic innocence that one of Maud’s friend’s labels “perverse.”
Abuse of Weakness is a frustrating experience, yet one that feels utterly unique and relentlessly watchable.
Of all living actresses, only Huppert could capture nuances that alternately elicit sympathy and fierce sexual attraction to a recent stroke victim.
Huppert is a wonder, inhabiting every iota of rage and froideur and helplessness; if only the movie's motives were as lucid as her performance.
It is hard to imagine that any other actress could muster the stubborn ferocity that Isabelle Huppert brings to the role of Maud.
Abuse of Weakness is 20 minutes of a great movie and another 85 minutes of nothing much.
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Production Company
Flach Film,
Iris Films,
Iris Productions Deutschland,
CB Films,
Arte France Cinéma,
Canal+,
Ciné+,
ARTE,
ZDF/Arte,
Palatine Étoile 10,
Hoche Artois Images,
Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC),
La Wallonie et la région de Bruxelles-Capitale,
Umedia,
uFund,
Iris Group
Release Date Aug 15, 2014
Duration 1 h 45 m
Rating Unrated
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Awards
London Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Warsaw International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Indiewire Critics' Poll
• 1 Nomination
