2023
Greenwich Entertainment
1 h 54 m

2023
Greenwich Entertainment
1 h 54 m

Summary After a Jewish couple (Jérémie Renier and Bérénice Bejo) sells their basement to a former history teacher (François Cluzet), they discover his secret life as an anti-Semitic conspiracy theorist. As the couple struggles to rescind the sale, the buyer befriends their naive teenage daughter.

Directed By: Philippe Le Guay

Written By: Gilles Taurand, Marc Weitzmann, Philippe Le Guay

2023
Greenwich Entertainment
1 h 54 m

2023
Greenwich Entertainment
1 h 54 m

The Man in the Basement

Name: The Man in the Basement
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 2023-01-27
Duration: 1 min 54 s
Rating: 75
Cast: François Cluzet, Jérémie Renier, Bérénice Bejo, Jonathan Zaccaï, Victoria Eber

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews

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Directed By: Philippe Le Guay

Written By: Gilles Taurand, Marc Weitzmann, Philippe Le Guay

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Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews

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Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews

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Los Angeles Times

Jan 30, 2023

Le Guay effectively keeps the pressure on his characters and their loaded situation throughout, using ominous camera angles and anxious music cues to heighten the dread and uncertainty. He receives a fine assist from Renier and Cluzet, who commit to their divergent roles with unnerving intensity. It’s a terrific film.

By Gary Goldstein FULL REVIEW

Observer

Jan 30, 2023

As it unfolds, The Man in the Basement is as provocative, intelligent and suspenseful as anything you are likely to see this year.

By Rex Reed FULL REVIEW

RogerEbert.com

Jan 27, 2023

The Man in the Basement doesn’t endorse a single answer; it ends on a deliberately tentative note, leaving the viewer thoroughly unsettled.

By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW

TheWrap

Jan 26, 2023

The performances are impeccable, and the film’s structural elements are deftly handled across the board.

By Elizabeth Weitzman FULL REVIEW

Movie Nation

Jan 26, 2023

Cluzet brings a marvelous edge to the tit-for-tat exchanges that ratchet up the anger, which is pretty much what his character wants. Oh yes, he’s easy to hate.

By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Jan 26, 2023

Somewhere in “The Man in the Basement” there is a smart psychodrama sharpened by political urgency, but what we get is a middling think piece that too quickly loses momentum — and peters out by the end.

By Beatrice Loayza FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Les Films des Tournelles, Big Sur Films, France 2 Cinéma, La Banque Postale Image 14, Cinémage 15, Sofica Manon 11, Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers of Music (SACEM), Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), France Télévisions, Canal+, Ciné+, SIF 309 Film Music

Release Date Jan 27, 2023

Duration 1 h 54 m

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Website https://greenwichentertainment.com/film/the-man-in-the-basement/

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Jonathan Zaccaï

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Denise Chalem

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