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- 2003
- R
- Paramount Classics
- 1 h 44 m
- 2003
- R
- Paramount Classics
- 1 h 44 m
Summary Based on real events, this film tells the story of the patients in a Russian psychiatric asylum who become involved with the Chechen War after their doctors, nurses and attendants abandon them.
Directed By: Andrey Konchalovskiy
Written By: Andrey Konchalovskiy
- 2003
- R
- Paramount Classics
- 1 h 44 m
- 2003
- R
- Paramount Classics
- 1 h 44 m
House of Fools
52
User Score
Mixed or Average
4.8
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Summary Based on real events, this film tells the story of the patients in a Russian psychiatric asylum who become involved with the Chechen War after their doctors, nurses and attendants abandon them.
Directed By: Andrey Konchalovskiy
Written By: Andrey Konchalovskiy
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 23 Critic Reviews
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48% Positive
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22% Negative
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5 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 23 Critic Reviews
52
48% Positive
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
30% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
22% Negative
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
A superbly shot film of emotional extravagance, sentimentality and even humor, House of Fools is a film that is ultimately quite moving but which probably could only have been pulled off by a director steeped in that famous Russian soul.
Konchalovsky, best known here for "Runaway Train" (1985), takes on a difficult subject with a light mix of dark humor and pathos.
This is obviously a sincere undertaking, and there's a certain homemade charm to the special effects used in the combat scenes.
Never finds any forward momentum, but Vysotskaya's sweet performance and the unsubtle but effective use of the war-torn asylum as a stand-in for the former USSR keep it compelling.
House of Fools is not in the category of the director's acclaimed "Runaway Train." It may be based on a true story, but another filmmaker told it before -- and better.
Only adds to the sense that Mr. Konchalovsky has lost his artistic moorings. He has certainly lost his common sense.
For world-class lapses of judgment, Andrei Konchalovsky's House of Fools is a berserk overachiever.
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Awards
Golden Eagle Awards, Russia
• 4 Nominations
Venice Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Bergen International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
