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35 Shots of Rum Reviews

2008

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Time and romantic attraction threaten to sour a family relationship in this drama from writer and director Claire Denis. Lionel (Alex Descas) is a middle-aged widower who makes his living driving a train and shares an apartment with his twenty-something daughter Josephine (Mati Diop). Lionel and Josephine have a warm and caring .. Read more

Starring	Grégoire Colin, Alex Descas, Mati Diop, Nicole Dogue
Director	Claire Denis
Genres	Drama, World Cinema

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  A beautiful film in which nothing much happens
  
  If you like action, excitement, a narrative story that takes you from A to B.... don't bother. This wonderful film doesn't have a standard story / plot... read more »
  
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  - davidjbates
  - 1 review
  - Barnet
  - 08 Aug 2009 at 19:02
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  - 0
  Bacardi Breeze-Block
  
  I just don't get all the fuss about this languid and meandering slice of working-class French life. Low on plot, high on 'atmosphere' this is just ... read more »
  
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- - russio
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  - Harlow
  - 14 Apr 2012 at 23:04
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  too slow
  
  Although the cinematography is quite artistic, the plot is painfully slow and nothing really happens. Far too slow and boring for me.
  
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  - 30 Jan 2012 at 14:25
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  Ennui in the banlieue
  
  I am generally a fan of French art-house cinema and I loved Beau Travail by the same director, a beautifully-shot, highly evocative film in which nothing much ... read more »
  
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- - DeadSeaNavigator
  - 1 review
  - 13 Nov 2011 at 09:48
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  Subtitles don't work
  
  This film is in French which would normally be fine but the subtitles don't work (regardless of whether the menu setting is on or off) which is a show ... read more »
  
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  - 10 Nov 2011 at 13:20
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  Liked it
  
  This is a fine film with an emotional resonance that grows as it progresses. At times there is little dialogue but that is because it is properly cinematic.
  
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  - 28 Oct 2011 at 13:17
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  Subtitles don't work
  
  Like many previous reviewers, I found the subtitles didn't work. It made no difference whether 'On' or 'Off' was selected on the menu.
  
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  - 24 Aug 2011 at 16:55
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  Critically brilliant but painfully slow
  
  No idea why I added this one to my list and why the critics rave about it. Wish I had read everyone else's reviews before adding it. It is beautifully shot ... read more »
  
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  - 12 Jun 2011 at 19:51
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  A Rum Do.
  
  Isn't film making supposed to be about story telling...really is it not ? This was one of the dullest films I have ever seen, no plot or storyline, poor ... read more »
  
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- - Harper69
  - 8 reviews
  - 11 Jun 2011 at 16:16
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  Very slow!!!!
  
  I love foreign films and watch many in different genres. I had high expectations for this one and was very disappointed. There is not really much of a plot, ... read more »
  
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- - Chocolateleaky1
  - 4 reviews
  - Salisbury
  - 29 Mar 2011 at 19:19
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  À la station, tôt le matin, voir les trains, dans une ligne
  
  The emphasis here is very much on presenting a low key slice of life built around an ensemble which centres on the central relationship of Alex Descas, and Mati... read more »
  
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- - Stephen
  - North Cornelly, South Wales
  - 07 Feb 2011 at 23:22
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- - 35
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  A beautiful film in which nothing much happens
  
  If you like action, excitement, a narrative story that takes you from A to B.... don't bother. This wonderful film doesn't have a standard story / plot... read more »
  
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- 795333
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  - davidjbates
  - 1 review
  - Barnet
  - 08 Aug 2009 at 19:02
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  SUBTITLES DID NOT WORK....
  
  Unfortunately , so as my undertstanding of French is very limited I was not able to really et the most from this film. It looked well shot and the music and ... read more »
  
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- - Minny
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  - London
  - 22 Oct 2009 at 10:04
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  Subtitles Don't Work 2
  
  Like Minny above, we found the subtitles on this disc didn't work.
  
  Very disappointing, for two reasons. Firstly, it is a clearly a known problem ... read more »
  
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  - Leicester
  - 25 Oct 2009 at 10:13
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  subtitles...
  
  ...appeared not to work, but i found if i turned subtitles *off* from dvd menu, then they did work.
  
  I had the same problem with another DVD from the ... read more »
  
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- - goodlife77
  - 2 reviews
  - Surbiton
  - 11 Nov 2009 at 13:49
- - 4
  - 0
  Unintended parody of French Film
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  There’s no accounting for taste. Plenty of people rate this highly; including my Wife, when we watched this together. Or I should say watched the first ... read more »
  
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- - OldTom
  - 49 reviews
  - Berkhamsted
  - 13 Jun 2010 at 18:02
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  35 shots of Rum
  
  Be warned - just dont bother - painful is an understatement . we couldnt believe anyone could attempt to spend the first 15 mins with the same music looking at... read more »
  
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  - Cheshire
  - 02 Feb 2010 at 23:40
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  The subtitles do work on this enjoyable film!!
  
  You just have to use your brain a bit and select subtitles 'on' at the menu stage.
  
  Granted when it says 'off' the 'on' bit is... read more »
  
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- - Chegs81
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  - London
  - 10 Feb 2010 at 16:29
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  Overrated
  
  I rented this after reading many excellent reviews. Unfortunately this turned out to be from the dull and pretentious side of French cinema rather than the ... read more »
  
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- - nickc909
  - UK
  - 12 Feb 2010 at 11:30
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  Poignant common humanity
  
  Against a background of light-patterns of moving trains alongside a Paris suburb, we follow a group of drivers and friends living through moments of their ... read more »
  
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  - Picaro
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  - Bangor
  - 24 Oct 2009 at 20:51
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  Don't believe the lies
  
  This film couldn't try any harder. It's so desperate to be meaningful that It tells us nothing about anything.
  
  And it's annoying. Because... read more »
  
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- - Sophie01
  - 1 review
  - London
  - 08 Dec 2009 at 23:10

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- 35 Shots of Rum
  
  Time and romantic attraction threaten to sour a family relationship in this drama from writer and director Claire Denis. Lionel (Alex Descas) is a middle-aged widower who makes his living driving a train and shares an apartment with his twenty-something daughter Josephine (Mati Diop). Lionel and ...