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Innocence Reviews

2004

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At the heart of a densly wooded forest lies a mysterious girls' boarding school, cut off from the outside world by a grat wall with no door. Within, a group of youngsters aged between seven and twelve gather round a sma;; coffin, from which emerges a new pupil, six year old Iris. Led by the eldest girl, Bianca, Iris is .. Read more

Starring	Marion Cotillard, Helene De Fourgerolles, Zoe Auclai, Zoe Auclair
Director	Lucile Hadzihalilovic
Genres	Drama, World Cinema

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  Puzzling...
  
  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 ... read more »
  
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  - 04 Nov 2005 at 17:01
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  not every caterpillar ...
  
  sinister and menacing as sex slavery is explained in mysterious and innocent looking way that includes elements of horror as well as mystery describing going ... read more »
  
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- - juradino
  - 701 reviews
  - London
  - 26 Apr 2012 at 15:27
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  A parable of puberty
  
  INNOCENCE reminded me of a Carl Dreyer movie, or a Balthus painting: unsettling, beautiful, and shot with a quiet, seething menace. There are some wonderful ... read more »
  
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- - Nardo
  - 23 reviews
  - UK
  - 28 Feb 2012 at 10:29
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  Innocence or what??
  
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  I'm afraid I found this really dull and never really got the popint of what it was trying to say. Very disappointed.
  
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- - Gman54
  - 29 reviews
  - London
  - 14 Jun 2011 at 07:50
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  Innocence - quite innocent
  
  I 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 ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 26 Apr 2011 at 22:52
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  Great Film
  
  A 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 ... read more »
  
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  - uk
  - 20 May 2010 at 22:59
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  Ethereal Fairy-tale
  
  I found this film had an ethereal fairy-tale quality. I'm sure that for some, the focus on female adolescence may be too unsettling. But for those with more... read more »
  
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- - RachC
  - 22 reviews
  - Chester
  - 03 May 2010 at 13:33
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  Dark Childhood
  
  After I read a couple of reviews of this film I was a bit concerned and even considered popping it straight back into the mailbox. Let me say from the outset ... read more »
  
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- - MidnightMovie
  - 60 reviews
  - Kirkcaldy
  - 22 Apr 2010 at 23:59
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  TOTALLY DREADFUL!
  
  A complete waste of time. No storyline at all. I spent the entire film waiting for something to happen. I am being generous giving it half a star, it ... read more »
  
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- - amyhumps
  - 13 reviews
  - Peterborough
  - 20 Mar 2010 at 22:09
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  do you want to waste time
  
  it clearly shows the director's being an amateur.
  
  therE's nothing the general audience could be interested in unless for somebody... read more »
  
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- - kasuntees
  - 10 reviews
  - stockton on tees
  - 05 Feb 2010 at 13:25
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  Probably not for tabloid readers
  
  I didn't find this film unfathomable, or hard to follow. It's merely a parable on female puberty, intelligently, sensitively and gently done, and ... read more »
  
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  - Matlock, Derbyshire, UK
  - 02 Jan 2010 at 20:13
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- - 46
  - 5
  Puzzling...
  
  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 ... read more »
  
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  - 04 Nov 2005 at 17:01
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  Innocence
  
  Firstly, note that generally the most negative reviews for this film are those in CAPS LOCK (think green felt tip) or those filled with the sort of spelling ... read more »
  
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- - M
  - Worcestershire
  - 16 Apr 2006 at 17:23
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  breathtaking
  
  A beautiful metaphor for the confusing yet magical transition of girlhood to womanhood.
  
  Sad, sinister and eerie, yet happy, pure and natural - left ... read more »
  
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- - Gumble
  - London
  - 24 Apr 2006 at 22:47
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  Pervy, Sickening, Pointless Drivel - Avoid At All Costs!
  
  At the risk of pointing 'child-molesting creeps' in the direction of a film they'd enjoy, let me put it to you this way - this is without question ... read more »
  
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- - Baz
  - 87 reviews
  - London
  - 14 Jan 2008 at 00:04
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  - 9
  ‘Whiter than white’
  
  This is an excellent surreal movie set in an Isolated Girls only school hidden in French woodland. The Girls range from about 5 to 12 years. A few members of... read more »
  
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- - Dave
  - Cheshire, England
  - 31 Jan 2006 at 12:35
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  Gripping
  
  Intense film with study, surrealism and symbolism. Entertaining in the mystery and intrigue. You need to read into this film, I think. Nothing is laid out on a ... read more »
  
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  - Bedlinog
  - 24 May 2006 at 11:37
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  perverted bordem
  
  I am surprised that this tedious French film has not been banned on the obvious grounds of paedophilia.
  
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  - 12 Oct 2006 at 19:47
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  For sick minds only
  
  Gruesome or graphic don't bother me,I don't mind porn and horror. However, although this was neither, I had great difficulty not feeling very ... read more »
  
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- - fgaine
  - 7 reviews
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  - 20 Aug 2007 at 18:37
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  Incontinence
  
  I'm really sorry. That was dire.
  
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- - a customer
  - London
  - 13 Jan 2008 at 21:28
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  This film really should be banned
  
  I gave up watching this film after the first half hour, as I found it really embarrassing.
  
  It seemed to focus on pre-... read more »
  
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  - West Midlands
  - 15 Dec 2006 at 18:47

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  At the heart of a densly wooded forest lies a mysterious girls' boarding school, cut off from the outside world by a grat wall with no door. Within, a group of youngsters aged between seven and twelve gather round a sma;; coffin, from which emerges a new pupil, six year old Iris. Led by the eldest ...