Slalom

Name: Slalom
Genre: Drama
Released: April 9, 2021
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 77
Cast: Axel Auriant, Catherine Marchal, François Godart, Gaspard Couder, Jérémie Renier

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Kino Lorber | Release Date: April 9, 2021 | Unrated

Starring: Axel Auriant, Catherine Marchal, François Godart, Gaspard Couder, Jérémie Renier, Maïra Schmitt, Marie Denarnaud, Maxence Clément, Melle Tistounet, Muriel Combeau, Noée Abita, Victor Senegas

Summary: 15-year-old Lyz (Noée Abita), a high school student in the French Alps, has been accepted to an elite ski club known for producing some of the country’s top professional athletes. Taking a chance on his new recruit, ex-champion turned coach Fred (Jérémie Renier) decides to mold Lyz into his shining star despite her lack of experience. Under15-year-old Lyz (Noée Abita), a high school student in the French Alps, has been accepted to an elite ski club known for producing some of the country’s top professional athletes. Taking a chance on his new recruit, ex-champion turned coach Fred (Jérémie Renier) decides to mold Lyz into his shining star despite her lack of experience. Under his influence, she will have to endure more than the physical and emotional pressure of the training. Will Lyz’s determination help her escape Fred’s exploitative grip?… Expand

Director: Charlène Favier

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Unrated

Runtime: 92 min

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Bilge Ebiri

Apr 8, 2021

The film is too rich and too human for any kind of categorization. But for all its beauty, it’s also quite an unsettling watch — a delicate, authentic look at the complicated ways in which abuse works. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Tomris Laffly

Apr 9, 2021

Delivering an unforgettable breakthrough performance, Abita is phenomenal in pitching Lyz on the slippery slope between an adult wannabe and a little kid, boldly wearing even the smallest nuances of her character’s rapidly shifting emotional world on her resolute face. Read full review

IndieWire David Ehrlich

Jul 2, 2020

Charlène Favier’s Slalom is a familiar story of sexual abuse, but one told with such bracing intensity that it snaps across your face like a blast of cold mountain air. Read full review

Jordan Mintzer

Jul 10, 2020

Beautifully directed and performed. Read full review

Tara Brady

Feb 11, 2021

It’s a recipe for an emotional journey to match the trajectory of the title, but director Charlène Favier’s script, co-written with Antoine Lacomblez and Marie Talon, is as chilly as the permacold of its surroundings, and punctuated by DOP Yann Maritaud’s serene, snowy tableaux. Read full review

Empire Nikki Baughan

Feb 8, 2021

Everything about this hard-hitting film is restrained, like a breath tightly held, and all the more powerful for it. Read full review

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Feb 14, 2021

The movie finishes on an unresolved chord, as if we have left the story months or years before the actual scandalous denouement. But it is arguably faithful to the mood of messy bewilderment and frustration that governs the ongoing situation. Read full review

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Brent_Marchant

May 28, 2021

When a high-strung, emotionally abusive trainer inappropriately seduces a 15-year-old skiing prodigy, the aim of grooming an aspiring champion becomes unexpectedly complicated for the young athlete as she struggles to sort out her feelings and priorities. As a vehicle for addressing anWhen a high-strung, emotionally abusive trainer inappropriately seduces a 15-year-old skiing prodigy, the aim of grooming an aspiring champion becomes unexpectedly complicated for the young athlete as she struggles to sort out her feelings and priorities. As a vehicle for addressing an important social issue (especially in the sports world), "Slalom" hits all the right notes (albeit somewhat predictably at times), and it conveys its message in a release with fine acting, excellent skiing footage and beautiful cinematography of the French Alps. However, the film begins running out of steam (and direction) in the final act, with "nuance" being euphemistically passed off as a lack of defined focus. Director Charlene Favier shows much promise as an emerging filmmaker in this debut narrative feature, though, based on this work, it's apparent some refinement is in order for future projects.… Expand

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