Innocence details
| Format: | 15 DVD |
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| Starring: | Lea Bridarolli, Helene De Fourgerolles, Zoe Auclai, Zoe Auclair, Alison Lalieux, Olga Peytavi-Muller, Marion Cotillard, Berangere Haubruge |
| Director: | Lucile Hadzihalilovic |
| Genres: | Drama, World Cinema - Chinese, French |
| Studio: | FUSION MEDIA |
| Collections: | The Best of Marion Cotillard |
| Name | Discs | |
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Innocence |
15 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 52 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 23 Jan 2006 |
| Main languages: | French |
| Subtitles: | English |
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Puzzling...
By a customer from Bath, England , 04 Nov 2005[Highly rated reviewer]
This is one of those films that most people will hate & don't see the point of, a few will love it, but everyone will be befuddled at some point (if not downright baffled all the way through). The description of the DVD doesn't give much away, but then again, it's hard to describe a movie like this!
The story revolves around an eerily calm, sinister girls' school - where new pupils arrive in coffins & the girls wear different colours of ribbons in their hair to denote their ages (from 7 to 12). Lots of shots that could be construed as verging on paedophilic, if it were not for the director's neutral, almost sterile take on the material.
The big questions, though, are - what are the girls doing in the school? Why is it guarded from the outside world (by dint of a high brick wall running around the grounds)? What secrets do the adults (2 schoolteachers, & one cook/cleaner of sorts) have?
Worth a watch overall, if only because it will keep you thinking afterwards. Very difficult material, but a fine directorial debut.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(138)not every caterpillar ...
By juradino (811 reviews) from London , 26 Apr 2012sinister and menacing as sex slavery is explained in mysterious and innocent looking way that includes elements of horror as well as mystery describing going ons at institute for young girls who dance as butterflies for audience they can't see, some get drugs, some get desperate in place where there are only two ways out- Was this review helpful to you?
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A parable of puberty
By Nardo (23 reviews) from UK , 28 Feb 2012INNOCENCE reminded me of a Carl Dreyer movie, or a Balthus painting: unsettling, beautiful, and shot with a quiet, seething menace. There are some wonderful performances from the children, and from Marion Cottilard in particular. But as a parable of puberty or a tale of paradise lost, I felt it was somewhat too coy and restrained in its approach. Thought-provoking, but cool and elegant to a fault.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Innocence or what??
By Gman54 (37 reviews) from London , 14 Jun 2011THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS Show review anywayHide
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Innocence - quite innocent
By a customer , 26 Apr 2011I first thought this might be a soft pron movie but it is far from the truth. It's about a bunch of junivelles at boarding school of some sort. A bit weird and slow on pace. The grand finale is hard to fathom.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Great Film
By a customer from uk , 20 May 2010A bizzare tale to say the least... beautifuly shot. It is a great peice of cinema that symolises the trasition from childhood to becoming a woman. There are some controversial scenes, as you will see from other reviews but these reviews perhaps reflect the lack of innocence in the reviewers minds.- Was this review helpful to you?
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