Mood Indigo

Name: Mood Indigo
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Comedy, Romance
Released: July 18, 2014
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 54

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Drafthouse Films | Release Date: July 18, 2014 | Not Rated

Summary: When Colin (Romain Duris), a wealthy bachelor whose hobbies include developing his pianocktail (a cocktail-making piano) and devouring otherworldly dishes prepared by his trusty chef Nicolas (Omar Sy), learns that his best friend Chick (Gad Elmaleh), a fellow acolyte of the philosopher Jean-Sol Partre, has a new American girlfriend, ourWhen Colin (Romain Duris), a wealthy bachelor whose hobbies include developing his pianocktail (a cocktail-making piano) and devouring otherworldly dishes prepared by his trusty chef Nicolas (Omar Sy), learns that his best friend Chick (Gad Elmaleh), a fellow acolyte of the philosopher Jean-Sol Partre, has a new American girlfriend, our lonely hero attends a friend's party in hopes of falling in love himself. He soon meets Chloé (Audrey Tautou) and, before they know it, they're dancing to Duke Ellington and plunging headfirst into love. Their whirlwind courtship is tested when an unusual illness plagues Chloe; a flower begins to grow in her lungs. To save her, Colin discovers the only cure is to surround Chloe with a never-ending supply of fresh flowers.… Expand

Director: Michel Gondry

Genre(s): Drama, Fantasy, Comedy, Romance

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 94 min

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Andrew O'Hehir

Jul 17, 2014

This is Gondry at his most liberated and inventive. You simply can’t grab hold of Mood Indigo in its early scenes, and you’re better off surrendering to its crackpot energy and enjoying the ride. Read full review

Film.com Jordan Hoffman

Jul 15, 2014

Despite being clever and crafty it can’t break out of the curiosity shop. It’s the finest diorama in there, but something to admire, linger over then move past. Read full review

Drew McWeeny

Jul 15, 2014

While I thought it was gently moving at times, it feels like Gondry is hoping for a much more powerful impact, and the film just doesn't swing hard enough to make that happen. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

Jul 17, 2014

There’s a lot of heart in his creativity. But this particular effort, delightful as it often is, lacks some essential soul. Read full review

Joe Morgenstern

Jul 17, 2014

There's so much of so many flavors of cleverness — a surfeit of surfeits — that sensory overload causes aesthetic suffocation. Read full review

Jesse Cataldo

Jul 13, 2014

Michel Gondry bungles his adaptation of the Boris Vian novel by indulging in homespun craftwork at the expense of plot and character detail. Read full review

Farran Smith Nehme

Jul 16, 2014

Full of appealing actors mugging like crazy, it’s got amusing moments, but the overstuffed visuals suffocate real emotion. Read full review

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DawdlingPoet

Nov 22, 2021

I really enjoyed this film for its surreal aspects. Its very much a surreal French film. There is quite a lot of music and the characters are pretty quirky and animated, in terms of their actions, not in terms of being actual cartoons of course. I would say its an animated film but peopleI really enjoyed this film for its surreal aspects. Its very much a surreal French film. There is quite a lot of music and the characters are pretty quirky and animated, in terms of their actions, not in terms of being actual cartoons of course. I would say its an animated film but people would assume that means CGI or painted imagery, which this doesn't. It's hard to describe what it is - a sort of cardboard/live form of animation. It's quite bizarre and so I suppose it won't appeal to everyone but I thought it was pretty entertaining and if I had to suggest another film that's at all similar in terms of the type of animation used, I'd say perhaps Anomalisa, only this film features real actors in person.

It's a very imaginative plot and Audrey Tautou does a great job as the girlfriend, Chloe. This is a film that you have to see to (try to?) understand. It struck me as being a bit like a sort of mythical or fairy tale dream of a film, of sorts. I think its similar to other films the director (Michel Gondry) has done before and its fair to say that his work is somewhat of an acquired taste. It certainly makes for a nice piece of escapism, if nothing else!.

It may be viewed as a bit indulgent by some but personally I enjoyed the vast majority of the journey it took me on, so if it sounds good to you, then I'd recommend it, certainly.… Expand

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walkabout_88

Apr 29, 2015

Burdened by its own ambitions, it’s ultimately collapsed by the obsessive search of quirk in visual style. The stop motion overcooks to the point of being redundant, whilst the desaturation process ends up looking emotionless: a digitally-shot, post-processed exercise. It works better as aBurdened by its own ambitions, it’s ultimately collapsed by the obsessive search of quirk in visual style. The stop motion overcooks to the point of being redundant, whilst the desaturation process ends up looking emotionless: a digitally-shot, post-processed exercise. It works better as a collection of scenes than as the sum of its parts.… Expand

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