2014
Not Rated
Kino Lorber
1 h 54 m

2014
Not Rated
Kino Lorber
1 h 54 m

Summary Edward (Tom Hiddleston) is preparing to leave for a year of voluntary service in Africa. His mother Patricia (Kate Fahy) and his sister Cynthia (Lydia Leonard) decide to gather the family together, on a remote island, as a farewell trip to say goodbye to Edward. Hired cook Rose (Amy Lloyd) and painting teacher Christopher (Christopher Ba...

Drama

Directed By: Joanna Hogg

Written By: Joanna Hogg

2014
Not Rated
Kino Lorber
1 h 54 m

2014
Not Rated
Kino Lorber
1 h 54 m

Archipelago

Name: Archipelago
Genre: Drama
Released: 2014-06-27
Duration: 1 min 54 s
Rating: 82
Cast: Christopher Baker, Kate Fahy, Tom Hiddleston, Lydia Leonard, Amy Lloyd

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 9 Critic Reviews

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 9 User Ratings

6.6

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Universal Acclaim Based on 9 Critic Reviews

78% Positive
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Universal Acclaim Based on 9 Critic Reviews

78% Positive
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100

The Guardian

Jun 26, 2014

There is something exacting and audacious in it, something superbly controlled in its composition and technique. The clarity of her film-making diction is a marvel – even, or perhaps especially, when the nature of the story itself remains murkily unrevealed.

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The New York Times

Jun 26, 2014

In most movies, something happens; in Archipelago, many things happen, quietly yet meaningfully.

By Manohla Dargis FULL REVIEW

Total Film

Jun 26, 2014

In long, static takes, Hogg calmly exposes the gulf between polite facades and repressed resentments.

By Tom Dawson FULL REVIEW

Time Out London

Jun 26, 2014

Archipelago confirms Hogg as a daring and mischievous artist, and a major British talent whose next move will be intriguing.

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The Telegraph

Jun 26, 2014

No other British director is making films quite like this.

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Empire

Jun 26, 2014

Shot with grace and precision but paced with all the urgency of a Sunday afternoon stroll, Joanna Hogg's Haneke-lite study of an English middle class family is a well-crafted affair elevated by terrific moments.

By David Parkinson FULL REVIEW

The Hollywood Reporter

Jun 26, 2014

Filmed in permanent twilight with a static camera and no music, it is gloomy and unrewarding with an oblique and uninformative script.

By Ray Bennett FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 9 User Ratings

6.6

56% Positive
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22% Mixed
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Production Company Wild Horses Film Company

Release Date Jun 27, 2014

Duration 1 h 54 m

Rating Not Rated

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Evening Standard British Film Awards

• 3 Nominations

Chlotrudis Awards

• 3 Nominations

Archipelago

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Christopher Baker

Christopher

Kate Fahy

Patricia

Tom Hiddleston

Edward

Lydia Leonard

Cynthia

Amy Lloyd

Rose

Mike Pender

Lobster Fisherman

Andrew Lawson

Head Gardener

Leigh Baker

Waitress

Allanah Sheppard

Waitress

Alan Hewitt

Chef

Will Ash

Gun

Paul Christopher

Gun

Ian Chesterman

Gun

Michael Foster

Beater

David Hamilton

Beater

Jon Taylor

Beater

Steve Parkes

Gamekeeper

Keely Brooker

Cleaner

Anita Bujansky

Cleaner

Gabriel Bujansky

Cleaner

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