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  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Film Movement
  • 1 h 35 m
  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Film Movement
  • 1 h 35 m

Summary At the turn of the 19th century, a humble artisan and his wife have a daughter, Marie, who is born deaf and blind and unable to communicate with the world around her. Desperate to find a connection to their daughter and avoid sending her to an asylum, the Heurtins send fourteen-year-old Marie to the Larnay Institute in central France, wh...

Directed By: Jean-Pierre Améris

Written By: Philippe Blasband, Jean-Pierre Améris

  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Film Movement
  • 1 h 35 m
  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Film Movement
  • 1 h 35 m

Marie's Story

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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Summary At the turn of the 19th century, a humble artisan and his wife have a daughter, Marie, who is born deaf and blind and unable to communicate with the world around her. Desperate to find a connection to their daughter and avoid sending her to an asylum, the Heurtins send fourteen-year-old Marie to the Larnay Institute in central France, wh...

Directed By: Jean-Pierre Améris

Written By: Philippe Blasband, Jean-Pierre Améris

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
54
44% Positive
4 Reviews
44% Mixed
4 Reviews
11% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
54
44% Positive
4 Reviews
44% Mixed
4 Reviews
11% Negative
1 Review

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75
Apr 29, 2015
Marie’s Story will feel familiar, which is mostly a tribute to the enduring power of Helen Keller’s biography.
By Sara Stewart FULL REVIEW
70
Apr 28, 2015
A quarter-century ago, such an assured, emotionally satisfying French offering as this could have done significant business in the States, the way films like “Jean de Florette” once did.
By Peter Debruge FULL REVIEW
70
Apr 28, 2015
To play Marie today, Améris found the non-actor Ariana Rivoire at the Institute for the Deaf. And Rivoire is a revelation — showing what it's like to be in, and then break out of, a world of total darkness and silence.
By Marsha McCreadie FULL REVIEW
50
May 28, 2015
At its most provocative, it suggests a tension between spirit and flesh in the nun's maternal feelings. Rather than examine that friction, Améris pushes the narrative in predictable directions.
By Sheri Linden FULL REVIEW
50
May 21, 2015
The movie by Jean-Pierre Améris milks the tears in the home stretch, making little effort to hold the melodrama at bay. The result is a story that everyone can feel great about feeling terrible about.
By Michael O'Sullivan FULL REVIEW
50
Apr 28, 2015
Anyone who’s seen The Miracle Worker in any form will find Marie’s Story very familiar, and even perhaps a bit rote.
By Mike D'Angelo FULL REVIEW
38
Apr 26, 2015
The film is unable to specify narrative urgency beyond a broad sense of "based on a true story" pathos that's by turns hollowly uplifting and tragic.
By Clayton Dillard FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Escazal Films, France 3 Cinéma, Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, Région Rhône-Alpes, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), France Télévisions, Ciné+, Cinémage 8, La Banque Postale Image 7
Release Date May 1, 2015
Duration 1 h 35 m
Rating Not Rated
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Awards

Locarno International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Wisconsin Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Heartland International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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