The Innocent

Name: The Innocent
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Crime
Released: March 17, 2023
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 69
Cast: Anouk Grinberg, Jean-Claude Pautot, Léa Wiazemsky, Louis Garrel, Manda Touré

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Janus Film | Release Date: March 17, 2023 | Not Rated

Starring: Anouk Grinberg, Jean-Claude Pautot, Léa Wiazemsky, Louis Garrel, Manda Touré, Noémie Merlant, Olga Amelchenko, Romain Blachier, Roschdy Zem, Yanisse Kebbab

Summary: When Abel learns that his mother is about to marry a man in prison, he freaks out. With the help of his best friend, he will do whatever it takes to protect her. But meeting his new stepfather may well offer him a new perspective.

Director: Louis Garrel

Genre(s): Comedy, Romance, Crime

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 99 min

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Kyle Smith

Mar 16, 2023

Few caper comedies have this much heart, and few romantic dramas offer such an appealingly nutty plot. Read full review

Greg Nussen

Mar 2, 2023

The innocent, it turns out, isn’t a single character but the person inside us all, playing at the version of ourselves we’d rather be. Read full review

The Playlist Elena Lazic

Mar 2, 2023

Garrel here delivers a witty and elegantly constructed film that joyfully draws parallels between acting and lying, being and pretending, while remaining breezy, fun, eminently accessible and even welcoming. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Glenn Kenny

Mar 3, 2023

The Innocent is quirky, touching, and well-played fun. Read full review

The Film Stage Ethan Vestby

Mar 15, 2023

Despite ending on a bit of narrative symmetry I maybe should’ve seen coming, Garrel isn’t doing anything particularly profound or surprising, but I came away, in some strange fashion, understanding him a little more, and frankly wanting to see another of his movies. Read full review

Claire Shaffer

Mar 17, 2023

The entertainment value of The Innocent lies not in the actual heist — which amounts to little more than a shipment of caviar at a truck stop — but in its lighthearted comedy, its by-the-numbers romance plot and its relatable family drama grafted onto an absurd premise. Read full review

Tim Grierson

Mar 2, 2023

This likeable, terribly contrived charmer is helped by a game cast that almost gets away clean, ultimately hampered by a script that impishly (but not always confidently) switches between tones. Read full review

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