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- 2016
- R
- Cohen Media Group
- 2 h 9 m
- 2016
- R
- Cohen Media Group
- 2 h 9 m
Summary 1921, the beginning of the Golden Twenties. Not far from Paris. It is party day at Marguerite Dumont’s castle. Like every year, an array of music lovers gathers around a great cause at the owner’s place. Nobody knows much about this woman except that she is rich and that her whole life is devoted to her passion: music. Marguerite sings. ...
Directed By: Xavier Giannoli
Written By: Marcia Romano, Xavier Giannoli
- 2016
- R
- Cohen Media Group
- 2 h 9 m
- 2016
- R
- Cohen Media Group
- 2 h 9 m
Marguerite
76
6.6
Where to Watch
Summary 1921, the beginning of the Golden Twenties. Not far from Paris. It is party day at Marguerite Dumont’s castle. Like every year, an array of music lovers gathers around a great cause at the owner’s place. Nobody knows much about this woman except that she is rich and that her whole life is devoted to her passion: music. Marguerite sings. ...
Directed By: Xavier Giannoli
Written By: Marcia Romano, Xavier Giannoli
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 25 Critic Reviews
76
92% Positive
23 Reviews
23 Reviews
4% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
4% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 25 Critic Reviews
76
92% Positive
23 Reviews
23 Reviews
4% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
4% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
As Marguerite, Frot is a completely open vessel, ready to receive the muse that cannot come. She has a childlike quality here, but she also seems (and this is both funny and sad) very much the mature artist.
Marguerite achieves what the protagonist herself never managed: perfect pitch.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 15 User Ratings
6.6
60% Positive
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
27% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
13% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 15 User Ratings
6.6
60% Positive
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
27% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
13% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
Free adapted from a real life story, is a tasty blend of comedy and drama. Bright epoc screenplay about how far goes someone for love and passion to music.
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Marguerite is something I'll always see at the night of day. 2016's keeping up the movies for limited releases and that's how I would love to see wide releases in the summer.
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A well-appointed period piece that nonetheless has no time for Midnight In Paris-style nostalgia.
The film is neither kind nor cruel, but wise, great-spirited and wonderfully enjoyable. It’s an addled dream of beauty unlike any other.
In the end, Marguerite isn’t a comedy so much as a love story. True love, it seems, isn’t just blind; it must be deaf, too.
Marguerite strives for ambiguity and settles for a muddle. It piles too much on its serving plate, and at 129 minutes it’s definitely overlong.
Xavier Giannolli consistently glosses every sequence with a stagey kind of humor, and at the main character's expense.
MARGUERITE is quite an unusual comedy that depicts a wealthy but lonely (even though married) woman who loves opera, cannot live without it and believes the could sing. People around her lie to her for different reasons and applaud her when she sings even though she sings horribly off-key.
The most subtle and nuanced line in the movie is this question: Is it merciful to lie to people and keep them in oblivion? Is our lie for the sake of others, or is it purely self-serving?
Great performances from all the leads. Excellent depiction of 20th century's early twenties.
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This film is based on a legendary story of a rich woman who loves to sing, but can't. She lives outside Paris in the early 20s. Her immense affection for music leads her to perform in a private club that puts up with her off-tune screeching because of her money. When she decides to go public, a number of sycophants rally around her, while her husband tries desperately to shield her from reality. Although this is billed as a comedy (and it does have humorous elements, esp. when she sings), it's really a gentle drama about a disillusioned woman, played with touching grace by Catherine Frot. The film could lose about 15 minutes and not miss anything, but it's still sweetly told with lovely period style.
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An entertaining though slightly overlong comedy-drama loosely based on the life of a would-be opera singer who couldn't hit a right note to save her life. The film's fine performances by its ensemble cast and its meticulous period piece production values make for an amusing, touching visual feast. However, the picture's tendency to get bogged down in the middle drags out the story a bit needlessly, delaying a surprising and heartfelt payoff. Enjoy this one for what it's worth, and you won't be disappointed.
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A rather odd little film that’s kinda funny, but ultimately a very off key one note joke that is desperately over long. Inspired by the character of American soprano Florence Foster Jenkins whose singing was screechy and tunelessly awful, the film is most notable for its gorgeous design and costumes. Catherine Frot is fine, but this is not really a film eliciting much interest in the performances as it is just too ponderous. A promising start degrades into boredom and it is only when Marguerite is coached by an unwilling opera star, who is blackmailed to do so, that the film picks up to reach the heights of a decent dullness.
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Production Company
Fidélité Films,
Gabriel,
France 3 Cinéma,
Sirena Film,
Scope Pictures,
Jouror Productions,
CN5 Productions,
Memento Films,
Canal+,
Ciné+,
France Télévisions,
Cofinova 11,
La Banque Postale Image 8,
Sofica Manon 5,
Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC),
Eurimages
Release Date Mar 11, 2016
Duration 2 h 9 m
Rating R
Tagline Cover your ears and open your heart
Awards
César Awards, France
• 4 Wins & 11 Nominations
Venice Film Festival
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
Lumiere Awards, France
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
