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- 2013
- Not Rated
- IFC Films
- 2 h 2 m
- 2013
- Not Rated
- IFC Films
- 2 h 2 m
Summary In the months after the heady weeks of May ’68, a group of young people search for a way to continue the revolution believed to be just beginning. [IFC Films]
Directed By: Olivier Assayas
Written By: Olivier Assayas
- 2013
- Not Rated
- IFC Films
- 2 h 2 m
- 2013
- Not Rated
- IFC Films
- 2 h 2 m
Something in the Air
76
6.2
Where to Watch
Summary In the months after the heady weeks of May ’68, a group of young people search for a way to continue the revolution believed to be just beginning. [IFC Films]
Directed By: Olivier Assayas
Written By: Olivier Assayas
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 22 Critic Reviews
76
82% Positive
18 Reviews
18 Reviews
14% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
5% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 22 Critic Reviews
76
82% Positive
18 Reviews
18 Reviews
14% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
5% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
In Something in the Air, that past—a version of Assayas's own—is rendered in visuals so specific and evocative, it's perpetually alive.
Assayas has such a steady hand as a director, he knows precisely how to let all of Gilles' inner angst play out. His nostalgia for those past days can be felt in the affection and forgiving way the indiscretions of youth are portrayed.
Because of its autobiographical slant, Something In The Air has been compared to Assayas’ 1994 breakthrough, "Cold Water," which gazed upon roughly the same period of the director’s life.
Something in the Air, is the latest screen portrait of an artist as a young man. It's a good one too, rich and assured, even if writer-director Olivier Assayas is more successful at creating atmosphere than at making his romanticized younger self a three-dimensional being.
There’s so much to like about the film, and it’s a mark of Assayas’ skill that it's a hugely engaging watch despite the blankness of the characters.
It is beautifully shot, too: even the writing on the posters and graffiti observes the style of classical French écriture. Given enough time, maybe one could even grow nostalgic for the pomposity.
Has the aroma of an autobiographical confession by someone for whom life hasn’t been overly difficult.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 16 User Ratings
6.2
56% Positive
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
25% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
19% Negative
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 16 User Ratings
6.2
56% Positive
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
25% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
19% Negative
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
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Production Company
MK2 Productions,
France 3 Cinéma,
Vortex Sutra,
Canal+,
Ciné+,
La Région Île-de-France,
France Télévisions,
Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC),
La Banque Postale Images 5
Release Date May 3, 2013
Duration 2 h 2 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Awards
Venice Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Ghent International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Cabourg Romantic Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
