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Histoires De Marie Et Julien Reviews

2003

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Jacques Rivette's Histoire de Marie et Julien (The Story of Marie and Julien) stars Emmanuelle Béart and Jerzy Radziwilowicz as a pair of ex-lovers who get back together after their lives change. Julien (Radziwilowicz) is a clock repairman whose girlfriend has left him. Marie (Béart) is a mysterious woman who does not bleed .. Read more

Starring	Emmanuelle Beart, Jerzy Radziwilowicz, Anne Brochet
Director	Jacques Rivette
Genres	Drama, World Cinema

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- Like his old New Wave muckers Godard, Rohmer and Chabrol, Rivette remains an often formidable talent. His last â"... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:18
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  - 4
  good if you can get into it
  
  To get the most of this film i think it's best to know from the start that it ... read more »
  
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  - PeterSays
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  One for the vaults
  
  I love many of Rivette's other films, but this is just too self-indulgent and the plot takes what seems a lifetime to get not very far. Avoid.
  
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- - eastendferret
  - 5 reviews
  - Leominster
  - 12 Jun 2011 at 15:43
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  slow but rewarding...
  
  be patient and you'll be rewarded with subtle performances and excellent moving spooky twists. exquisite.
  
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  - NE Scotland
  - 03 Mar 2010 at 17:03
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  Beart bores
  
  I love French films, I am not one of those who whine about sub-titles, this really is chronically tedious. You will long for the end and wonder why you bothered... read more »
  
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  - Morpeth
  - 24 Sep 2009 at 17:21
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  Pouty french lady
  
  I generally like French cinema, but this film is self concious and lacked interest for myself (and my wife also). Wouldn't recommend to others.
  
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- - simonbainbridge
  - 3 reviews
  - Cambridge
  - 11 Jul 2009 at 11:03
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  Marie et Julien
  
  Very slow and not really convincing...some good moments and an interesting music free soudtrack. Stick with it and it is just about worth it!
  
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- - micktheflick
  - 6 reviews
  - Totnes
  - 06 Jul 2009 at 13:06
- - 0
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  Mystery from the Past
  
  This is not an easy film which left me puzzled right to the end. The question was, was I gripped? No, the pace was too slow and it lasted too long. Belief ... read more »
  
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- - Pikelet
  - 13 reviews
  - London
  - 10 Jun 2009 at 23:11
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  Dire
  
  As a rule I love French language films but this was dire. I have never seen a more tedious film. If I could give this minus stars I would.
  
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- - shawlrat
  - 1 review
  - Slough
  - 12 Mar 2009 at 21:42
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  Little Ado about Nothing!
  
  I watch a great deal of French and continental film and am not one of those who deride French films as being ridiculously philosophical and 'slow'. ... read more »
  
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  - Shropshire, England.
  - 14 Jan 2009 at 11:16
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  newcrossite
  
  the house is a beauty, the film is overlong and tedious in the telling
  
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  - new cross
  - 07 Jan 2009 at 12:26
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  Love it or leave it
  
  It is slow, but a highly elegant and stylish film. The mystery is not resolved and it keeps you guessing. Funny how Autueil likes craftsman roles: fixing ... read more »
  
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  - 06 Dec 2008 at 00:42
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- - 18
  - 4
  good if you can get into it
  
  To get the most of this film i think it's best to know from the start that it ... read more »
  
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  - PeterSays
  - 105 reviews
  - Romsey
  - 09 Nov 2006 at 21:24
- - 6
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  France does Hollywood
  
  Without throwing the plot, this film is along a similar line to a number of recentish Hollywood movies with a slightly supernatural twist. Unfortunately ... read more »
  
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  - Scotland
  - 10 May 2005 at 08:44
- - 4
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  Not exactly riveting
  
  But I love all French films and this was no exception. Emanuelle Beart is without doubt an incredibly beautiful woman. The pace never picks up, but the story ... read more »
  
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  - NI
  - 29 Jun 2006 at 23:55
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  - 2
  Mediocre
  
  Very slow-moving film, although apparently picks up after the first hour. Too late for me, was already in the land of nod!
  
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- - Anna Kenny
  - Hamble, England
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 16:07
- - 3
  - 1
  Slower than Easter Monday traffic
  
  Watch this while sitting on a bed of sharpened nails - it will help you to keep awake. All Jacques Rivette?s films make a snail look like a cheetah on speed but... read more »
  
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- - William Johnson
  - leamington
  - 17 May 2005 at 17:17
- - 3
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  Amazing!!!!!
  
  This movie does start very slow....but when you get to know the story better.....you can not leave your sofa.....that's for sure. Enjoy my friend!
  
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- - solandbud
  - london
  - 04 Mar 2005 at 21:27
- - 3
  - 1
  Like (very) slowly bleeding to death
  
  This movie is so slowwwwwwwwwwwww. You could skip the first ninety minutes - just watching the last forty - and still "get" the movie.
  
  If I... read more »
  
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- - RichardHancock
  - Berkshire
  - 14 Mar 2005 at 15:32
- - 2
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  Mediocre
  
  Very slow-moving film, although apparently picks up after the first hour. Too late for me, was already in the land of nod!
  
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- - Anna Kenny
  - Hamble, England
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 16:07
- - 2
  - 0
  Lethargic
  
  Languidly paced film throughout.
  
  Very simple and under produced feel to the film.
  
  Great if that’s what you want.
  
  However, ... read more »
  
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- - MartJW
  - Worcestershire
  - 18 Apr 2006 at 16:10
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  Classic Rivette
  
  A long-cherished project for the French master, and a film of such supreme confidence and skill, elegantly twisting two planes of existence, that one not only ... read more »
  
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  - 19 Jun 2008 at 11:09

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Critics' reviews
- Like his old New Wave muckers Godard, Rohmer and Chabrol, Rivette remains an often formidable talent. His last â"... read more on Time Out
- 47742
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:18
- Rivette's visual style mesmerises, displaying his usual consummate mastery
- 12941
- - Screen International
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 13:00
- An elegant foray into the horror realm...exceptional lead performances
- 12943
- - Variety
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 13:00
- A subtle, layered performance from the ever-impressive Beart
- 12942
- - Total Film
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 13:00

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  Jacques Rivette's Histoire de Marie et Julien (The Story of Marie and Julien) stars Emmanuelle Béart and Jerzy Radziwilowicz as a pair of ex-lovers who get back together after their lives change. Julien (Radziwilowicz) is a clock repairman whose girlfriend has left him. Marie (Béart) is a ...