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A Self Made Hero Reviews

1996

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Irony abounds in this French comedy that tells the tale of an unsophisticated, rather dim-bulbed country lad who follows the advice of a former French freedom fighter and tries to change himself into a hero of the recently ended French Resistance. Poor Albert is no stranger to deceit. For his first 12-years, his mother led him .. Read more

Starring	Mathieu Kassovitz, Sandrine Kiberlain, Anouk Grinberg
Director	Jacques Audiard
Genres	Drama, World Cinema

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  It's been a while but...
  
  I saw this film some years ago and it still resonates with me.
  
  Matthieu Kassovitz delivers yet another commanding performance despite the innate ... read more »
  
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  - 09 Jan 2007 at 09:38
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  Clever but overly long and indulgent
  
  Frankly, this film could have been half as long as it was. The acting was good and the plot was interesting but towards the end, I had completely lost interest ... read more »
  
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  - 01 Jul 2011 at 18:48
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  A perfect match.
  
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  Matthieu Kassovitz plays Albert, an undistinguished and not very bright young man, living in a French village during the time of the German occupation. Lacking ... read more »
  
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  Good Film
  
  He doesn't make many films but when he does Jacques Audiard does it very well. This is a unique look at the effects of World War 2 giving an inciteful and ... read more »
  
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  - 16 Mar 2010 at 11:24
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  It's been a while but...
  
  I saw this film some years ago and it still resonates with me.
  
  Matthieu Kassovitz delivers yet another commanding performance despite the innate ... read more »
  
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- - Adam Johnson
  - London, England
  - 09 Jan 2007 at 09:38
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- - 8
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  It's been a while but...
  
  I saw this film some years ago and it still resonates with me.
  
  Matthieu Kassovitz delivers yet another commanding performance despite the innate ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 400317
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Adam Johnson
  - London, England
  - 09 Jan 2007 at 09:38
- - 2
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  Good Film
  
  He doesn't make many films but when he does Jacques Audiard does it very well. This is a unique look at the effects of World War 2 giving an inciteful and ... read more »
  
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- - Ell1981
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  - 16 Mar 2010 at 11:24
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  A perfect match.
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  Matthieu Kassovitz plays Albert, an undistinguished and not very bright young man, living in a French village during the time of the German occupation. Lacking ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 932465
- - Nitaray
  - 218 reviews
  - Farnham
  - 17 Oct 2010 at 15:18
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  Clever but overly long and indulgent
  
  Frankly, this film could have been half as long as it was. The acting was good and the plot was interesting but towards the end, I had completely lost interest ... read more »
  
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  - oxon
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  Irony abounds in this French comedy that tells the tale of an unsophisticated, rather dim-bulbed country lad who follows the advice of a former French freedom fighter and tries to change himself into a hero of the recently ended French Resistance. Poor Albert is no stranger to deceit. For his first ...