French Exit
French Exit
French Exit
Réalisation:
Azazel JacobsScénario:
Patrick deWittPhotographie:
Tobias DatumActeurs·trices:
Michelle Pfeiffer, Lucas Hedges, Valerie Mahaffey, Susan Coyne, Danielle Macdonald, Isaach De Bankolé, Imogen Poots, Tracy Letts (plus)VOD (4)
Résumés(1)
"Le plan était de mourir avant de manquer d’argent." déclara Frances Price (Michelle Pfeiffer), une sexagénaire mondaine, mais ruinée, de Manhattan. Mais les choses ne se sont pas déroulées comme prévu. Voilà 12 ans que son mari Franklin est mort et son héritage, elle l’a décimé. Elle se résout alors à liquider le reste de ses possessions et à vivre ses jours crépusculaires anonymement dans un appartement de Paris. L’accompagne son fils sans ambition, Malcolm (Lucas Hedges), et un chat nommé P’tit Frank qu’elle croit être la réincarnation de son défunt mari. (Entract Films)
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Critiques (1)
The 62-year-old Hollywood veteran immersed herself in her role with all her professionalism, even though the character of Frances presented her with mischievous obstacles. A lifelong non-smoker, Michelle was forced to smoke more cigarettes for the role than she had in her entire previous professional life. She deserves recognition for her performance, but the film itself is considerably more problematic. I miss having a strong producer's hand, who should be the first to recognize that the film is heading towards failure. It is not clear who the film wants to appeal to, and it doesn't even have a clear genre it wants to be part of. Some of the characters should have been more well-defined. At times, the film requires an uncompromising edit. The screenwriter's work should have been returned to the table for (probably multiple) revisions. In this form, the film is destined to be quickly forgotten. Overall impression: 40%.
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