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Don't Tell

Summary Based on the celebrated Italian novel "La Bestia nel Cuore," Don't Tell is the mesmerizing story of a woman's journey into her past and the aftermath of confronting personal demons long hidden beneath the surface of her psyche. (Lions Gate Entertainment)

Directed By: Cristina Comencini

Written By: Francesca Marciano, Giulia Calenda, Cristina Comencini

  • 2006
  • R
  • Lionsgate Films
  • 2 h
  • 2006
  • R
  • Lionsgate Films
  • 2 h

Don't Tell

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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Summary Based on the celebrated Italian novel "La Bestia nel Cuore," Don't Tell is the mesmerizing story of a woman's journey into her past and the aftermath of confronting personal demons long hidden beneath the surface of her psyche. (Lions Gate Entertainment)

Directed By: Cristina Comencini

Written By: Francesca Marciano, Giulia Calenda, Cristina Comencini

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 10 Critic Reviews
52
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40% Mixed
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10% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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50% Positive
5 Reviews
40% Mixed
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10% Negative
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Powerfully moving but laced with incisive wit, Don't Tell has terrific performances with a wise tone and polished look.
By Ray Bennett FULL REVIEW
70
More than in her previous tales of dysfunctional families like "Marriages," she (Comencini) lightens the weight of angst with well-designed subplots, secondary characters and moments of tender humor.
By Deborah Young FULL REVIEW
63
Has strong performances, but the story takes too long to get off the ground. And once it does, it is told in a way that occasionally drags and goes off in meandering directions.
By Claudia Puig FULL REVIEW
60
A persuasive if not groundbreaking drama.
By Kevin Crust FULL REVIEW
50
Don’t Tell is intelligent on the schizoid mental strategies of incestuous families, but its style and mood are so heavily drawn from television soap opera, I found myself more absorbed in the seriocomic lesbian subplot that rambles along entertainingly, if irrelevantly, on the periphery.
By Ella Taylor FULL REVIEW
40
Don't Tell, which was unaccountably nominated for an Oscar for best foreign language film, is no better than a second-tier candidate for the Lifetime Channel.
By Stephen Holden FULL REVIEW
38
Just because the goods are made in Italy doesn't mean they're designer-quality; Don't Tell is glossy on the outside, cardboard and staples on the inside.
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Production Company Cattleya, Babe Film, Rai Cinema, Aquarius Films, Alquimia Cinema
Release Date Mar 17, 2006
Duration 2 h
Rating R
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Awards

Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
• 3 Wins & 8 Nominations
David di Donatello Awards
• 1 Win & 7 Nominations

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