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  • 2022
  • Juno Films
  • 1 h 55 m
  • 2022
  • Juno Films
  • 1 h 55 m

Summary Aged 63 Karen Blixen is at the pinnacle of her fame and next in line to win the Nobel Prize for literature. It has been 17 years since she gave up her famous farm in Africa only to return to Denmark with her life in ruins. Devastated by syphilis and having lost the love of her life she has reinvented herself as a literary sensation. She ...

Directed By: Bille August

Written By: Thorkild Bjørnvig, Christian Torpe

  • 2022
  • Juno Films
  • 1 h 55 m
  • 2022
  • Juno Films
  • 1 h 55 m

The Pact

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Summary Aged 63 Karen Blixen is at the pinnacle of her fame and next in line to win the Nobel Prize for literature. It has been 17 years since she gave up her famous farm in Africa only to return to Denmark with her life in ruins. Devastated by syphilis and having lost the love of her life she has reinvented herself as a literary sensation. She ...

Directed By: Bille August

Written By: Thorkild Bjørnvig, Christian Torpe

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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80
Feb 16, 2022
Deftly mounted, shot and scored, The Pact is a master class in ensemble acting, led by Neumann in a visceral, deeply layered and knife‘s-edge turn.
By Gary Goldstein FULL REVIEW
80
Feb 10, 2022
While The Pact may sound overly sinister to some, August extracts ample nuance out of the cast, ensuring we’re never left without sympathy for Karen. The film’s success hinges upon Neumann’s calculated performance, and she gives the role the requisite amount of ambiguity, keeping the audience guessing as to her true motivations.
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75
Feb 17, 2022
A riveting homage to an extraordinary force as dynamic as she was unique.
By Rex Reed FULL REVIEW
70
Feb 10, 2022
Neumann’s baroness is grandiose and transfixing (as are Anne-Dorthe Eskildsen’s handsome costumes).
By Lisa Kennedy FULL REVIEW
60
Feb 11, 2022
The film is masterful in exploring the kinetic energy between its leads, even in the most subdued scenes. The Pact is a slow burn, but one feels the heat the whole time.
By Nadir Samara FULL REVIEW
50
Feb 11, 2022
The Pact starts off on an intriguing note and has some moments when it does work (especially the ones involving Grete), but while it's theoretically filled with dark psychological underpinnings, it seems oddly reticent to deal with them in any significant way.
By Peter Sobczynski FULL REVIEW
40
Feb 12, 2022
This well-dressed midcentury period piece keeps teasing a darker, more perverse take on a familiar story of cross-generational creative mentorship. Yet despite a performance of unnerving severity by Birthe Neumann as the rancorous Blixen, the film remains too polite and light on incident to deliver on that promise.
By Guy Lodge FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Motor, Nordisk Film & TV-Fond, SF Studios, Scope Pictures, Yleisradio (YLE)
Release Date Feb 11, 2022
Duration 1 h 55 m
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Awards

Danish Film Awards (Robert)
• 2 Wins & 10 Nominations
Beijing International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Bodil Awards
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations

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