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  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • Distrib Films
  • 1 h 13 m
  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • Distrib Films
  • 1 h 13 m

Summary Pierre and Manon (Stanislas Merhar and Clotilde Courau), a married couple working in fragile harmony on Pierre’s documentary film projects, the latest of which is a portrait of a resistance fighter (Jean Pommier), cheat on each other in this close look at infidelity—not merely the fact of it, but the particular, divergent ways in which i...

Directed By: Philippe Garrel

Written By: Jean-Claude Carrière, Caroline Deruas-Garrel, Arlette Langmann, Philippe Garrel

  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • Distrib Films
  • 1 h 13 m
  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • Distrib Films
  • 1 h 13 m

In the Shadow of Women

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
74
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings
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Summary Pierre and Manon (Stanislas Merhar and Clotilde Courau), a married couple working in fragile harmony on Pierre’s documentary film projects, the latest of which is a portrait of a resistance fighter (Jean Pommier), cheat on each other in this close look at infidelity—not merely the fact of it, but the particular, divergent ways in which i...

Directed By: Philippe Garrel

Written By: Jean-Claude Carrière, Caroline Deruas-Garrel, Arlette Langmann, Philippe Garrel

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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93% Positive
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7% Mixed
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90
Oct 8, 2015
In so shrewdly exploring the illusions — namely (self-) deception — required to keep a dyad functioning, Garrel shows just how much we all remain, consciously or not, in the dark.
By Melissa Anderson FULL REVIEW
80
Jan 13, 2016
Even as the trio heads into a complicated dance of multiple infidelities, In the Shadow of Women never villainizes any of them.
By Joshua Rothkopf FULL REVIEW
75
Mar 10, 2016
In the Shadow of Women, a portrait of a troubled French marriage, has the simplicity and subtle punch of a good short story.
By Ty Burr FULL REVIEW
75
Jan 13, 2016
Garrel’s ideas on both are pretty old-fashioned. But he wraps it up with a pleasurable O. Henry-like twist, and a moment of what feels suspiciously like true love.
By Farran Smith Nehme FULL REVIEW
70
Jan 28, 2016
Like his previous feature, "Jealousy," the film is shot in sumptuous black-and-white and revolves around artistic Parisians. But in its elegant almost threadbare simplicity, it's a more effective story, anchored by three persuasive performances and a sly sense of irony.
By Sheri Linden FULL REVIEW
70
Jan 14, 2016
Mr. Garrel is always worth attending to when he takes up the rhythms and paradoxes of love, and even though this is a minor entry in his canon of melancholy romances, it is brief, brisk and intermittently affecting.
By A.O. Scott FULL REVIEW
60
May 20, 2015
Garrel struggles to unearth anything new. The mechanics of the relationships on show fail to lead anywhere unexpected while the dialogue is often flat and on-the-nose.
By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW

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Production Company SBS Productions, Arte France Cinéma, Close Up Films, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Cinéforom, Loterie Suisse Romande, Société des Producteurs de Cinéma et de Télévision (Procirep), Office Fédéral de la Culture, Soficinéma 10, Cinémage 7 Développement, Le Fresnoy Studio National des Arts Contemporains, ARTE, Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS)
Release Date Jan 15, 2016
Duration 1 h 13 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website http://www.sbs-distribution.fr/distribution-france-l-ombre-des-femmes
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Awards

Lumiere Awards, France
• 2 Nominations
Seville European Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Athens Panorama of European Cinema
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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