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  • 2017
  • Unrated
  • Kino Lorber
  • 2 h 2 m
  • 2017
  • Unrated
  • Kino Lorber
  • 2 h 2 m

Summary The bourgeois and extremely eccentric Van Peteghem family have settled in for another summer at their cliff-top villa overlooking the picturesque Slack Bay. Their leisurely rhythm of sunbathing and seaside constitutionals is soon interrupted by the arrival of two bumbling inspectors investigating a string of tourists gone missing. [Kino ...

Directed By: Bruno Dumont

Written By: Bruno Dumont

  • 2017
  • Unrated
  • Kino Lorber
  • 2 h 2 m
  • 2017
  • Unrated
  • Kino Lorber
  • 2 h 2 m

Slack Bay

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 19 Critic Reviews
66
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 7 User Ratings
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Summary The bourgeois and extremely eccentric Van Peteghem family have settled in for another summer at their cliff-top villa overlooking the picturesque Slack Bay. Their leisurely rhythm of sunbathing and seaside constitutionals is soon interrupted by the arrival of two bumbling inspectors investigating a string of tourists gone missing. [Kino ...

Directed By: Bruno Dumont

Written By: Bruno Dumont

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 19 Critic Reviews
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58% Positive
11 Reviews
42% Mixed
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Generally Favorable Based on 19 Critic Reviews
66
58% Positive
11 Reviews
42% Mixed
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90
Apr 20, 2017
The range of tones and moods, like the range of situations, characters, and actors, is so wide, so recklessly self-contradicting, that it turns a tautly crafted local story into a comprehensive vision.
By Richard Brody FULL REVIEW
75
Apr 21, 2017
Dumont's characters' motives are consequently hard to divine, despite convincingly twitchy performances from French actors Fabrice Luchini and Juliette Binoche. So while I do recommend Slack Bay, I must warn you: this is a misanthropic comedy that features cannibalism, weird religious overtones, and a lot of goony pratfalls.
By Simon Abrams FULL REVIEW
75
May 21, 2016
Combining savage archetypes with spot-on wit, Slack Bay is a fun, peculiar romp with deeper conceits lurking beneath the surface.
By Eric Kohn FULL REVIEW
70
May 21, 2016
More weirdly fascinating than genuinely good, this beautifully made, bracingly eccentric and often arch film will generate a measure of strong support but will bewilder more.
By Todd McCarthy FULL REVIEW
60
Apr 20, 2017
Slack Bay is nothing if not anti-authoritarian, and while its anarchic energy is appealing in small doses, it becomes tiresome when it turns toward cruelty.
By Abbey Bender FULL REVIEW
50
May 21, 2016
None of it seems to make much sense, though it’s clear that the absurdity is no accident.
By Peter Debruge FULL REVIEW
40
May 21, 2016
Though the farce is occasionally funny, it's as bloated and windy as its comedy policeman Inspector Machin.
By John Bleasdale FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 7 User Ratings
6.6
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Production Company 3B Productions, Twenty Twenty Vision Filmproduktion GmbH, Pallas Film, Arte France Cinéma, WDR/Arte, Memento Films, Memento Films International, Pictanovo, Le Fresnoy Studio National des Arts Contemporains, Cofinova 12, Cinémage 10, Soficinéma 12, Scope Pictures, Canal+, Ciné+, ARTE, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Région Hauts-de-France, Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM), Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA), Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge
Release Date Apr 21, 2017
Duration 2 h 2 m
Rating Unrated
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Website https://3b-productions.com/catalogue/ma-loute/
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Awards

César Awards, France
• 9 Nominations
Seville European Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Cannes Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

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