2018
Music Box Films
2 h 24 m

2018
Music Box Films
2 h 24 m

Summary Jacques (Vincent Lindon) is a journalist at a large regional newspaper in France. His reputation as an impartial and talented investigator attracts the attention of the Vatican who recruits him for a special task; taking part of a committee to investigate the veracity of a saintly apparition in a small French village – a true canonical i...

Directed By: Xavier Giannoli

Written By: Jacques Fieschi, Marcia Romano, Xavier Giannoli

2018
Music Box Films
2 h 24 m

2018
Music Box Films
2 h 24 m

The Apparition

Name: The Apparition
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Released: 2018-09-07
Duration: 2 min 24 s
Rating: 64
Cast: Vincent Lindon, Galatéa Bellugi, Patrick d'Assumçao, Anatole Taubman, Elina Löwensohn

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews

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Directed By: Xavier Giannoli

Written By: Jacques Fieschi, Marcia Romano, Xavier Giannoli

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Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews

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Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews

56% Positive
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Christian Science Monitor

Sep 7, 2018

A better movie would not have hinged its thesis so closely on Anna’s innocence. The film doesn’t fully allow for the fact that the issue of Anna’s veracity, or lack of it, is essentially a sideshow.

By Peter Rainer FULL REVIEW

Washington Post

Sep 6, 2018

Peculiar yet provocative film, which exerts a slow, mesmeric pull over the course of nearly 2 ½ hours.

By Michael O'Sullivan FULL REVIEW

Austin Chronicle

Sep 13, 2018

Can faith and evidence coexist? That's an age-old question, and one that The Apparition, the latest from French director Giannoli, broaches without ever truly resolving.

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RogerEbert.com

Sep 7, 2018

This is an interesting concept in theory and for a while, it is undeniably compelling to watch, aided in no small part by a couple of strong performances at its center.

By Peter Sobczynski FULL REVIEW

The Hollywood Reporter

Sep 6, 2018

The result is a film that intrigues in its initial stages, with Cannes best actor winner Vincent Lindon (The Measure of a Man) delivering another Gary Cooper-esque stoical turn, but then overstays its welcome and fails to deliver in the final stretch.

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The New Yorker

Sep 3, 2018

For regular moviegoers, The Apparition will seem most remarkable for what it is not. So accustomed are we to yarns of demonic possession that the beatific equivalent comes as quite a shock.

By Anthony Lane FULL REVIEW

The Guardian

Aug 14, 2018

Xavier Giannoli’s The Apparition is a flawed but heartfelt film about the mysterious workings of divine grace, and things that can’t entirely be explained away.

By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Curiosa Films, France 3 Cinéma, Gabriel, Proximus, La Cinéfacture, Memento Films Production, Memento Films, Memento Films International, Cofinova 14, La Banque Postale Image 10, Cinémage 12, Sofica Manon 7, Canal+, France Télévisions, Ciné+, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), La Région Île-de-France, Imaginarium Films

Release Date Sep 7, 2018

Duration 2 h 24 m

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Website https://www.memento.eu/lapparition/

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Awards

Lumiere Awards, France

• 1 Nomination

César Awards, France

• 1 Nomination

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Vincent Lindon

Jacques Mayano

Galatéa Bellugi

Anna

Patrick d'Assumçao

Père Borrodine

Anatole Taubman

Anton Meyer

Elina Löwensohn

Docteur de Villeneuve

Gérard Dessalles

Stéphane Mornay

Bruno Georis

Père Ezéradot

Claude Lévèque

Père Gallois

Alicia Hava

Mériem

Candice Bouchet

Valérie

Natalia Dontcheva

Céline

Gervais Dimwana

Joachim

Bogdan Zamfir

Pavel

Éric Paul

Directeur de la rédaction

Joël Demarty

Monseigneur Vassilis

Père François-Xavier Ledoux

Secrétaire de Monseigneur Vassilis

Augusto Zucchi

Père Alfieri

Marie Agnès Brigot

Madame Barratier

Pascal Martin-Granel

Monsieur Delarive

Isabelle Anciaux

Madame Delarive

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