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Le Divorce Reviews

2003

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LE DIVORCE, based on the novel by Diane Johnson, is a contemporary Merchant/Ivory production that explores the fundamental differences between Americans and the French, especially in matters of the heart and manners. Isabel (Kate Hudson) is a brash, outspoken Californian who travels to Paris to help her pregnant expatriot .. Read more

Starring	Kate Hudson, Naomi Watts, Glenn Close, Stockard Channing
Director	James Ivory
Genres	Comedy, Drama, Romance

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- Dull adaptation of a waspish novel about the perfidious French.
- 33022
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43
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- - 16
  - 1
  A surprising depth
  
  I was surprised by this film.
  
  I thought that the film was going to be a light romcom set in beautiful Paris, and so worth seeing but not digesting.<... read more »
  
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  - Simon Baptist
  - London
  - 01 Jun 2004 at 19:49
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  Tu Parle Francais?
  
  If the answer to the above question is no, or you don't even understand it, you're gonna be in trouble with this film!! As enjoyable as it was comparing... read more »
  
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- - Karen931
  - 212 reviews
  - Edinburgh
  - 16 Nov 2010 at 17:09
- - 0
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  french rubbish
  
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  this was the strangest film i have ever seen, and it would have been nice to have known in advance that it was in french with no subtitles. Although i speak ... read more »
  
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  - st albans
  - 12 Jun 2010 at 17:10
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  GCSE French needed or subtitle option 2
  
  Watched this film with my wife on saturday night as TV was boring..... Luckily my french is quite good for the French spoken scenes! Discovered that subtitles ... read more »
  
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  - WALES
  - 14 Feb 2010 at 15:36
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  Le Divorce
  
  Ver enjoyable but this was spoilt by the quality of the film. It stopped just at the end and needed re-starting several times.
  
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- 861096
- - toddyquaker
  - 89 reviews
  - Knutsford
  - 13 Feb 2010 at 11:20
- - 0
  - 0
  Language Barrier
  
  An OK film but a fair amount of the dialogue was conducted in French without subtitles which made following the plot a bit tedious.
  
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  - Chislehurst
  - 21 Aug 2009 at 14:35
- - 0
  - 0
  Ahhhhhh!!!!
  
  Tried to give this a chance. My advice don't bother it is not worth the effort. Could have been quite charming. You will be left thinking WHO CARES!!
  
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- 731374
- - Lizardman
  - 68 reviews
  - London
  - 23 Mar 2009 at 20:40
- - 0
  - 0
  What a lovely little film!
  
  I've never been a fan of the Merchant Ivory films so was a bit daunted when I saw that this was one (it was only on my list because I'm a huge Stockard ... read more »
  
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- - TheHousemistress
  - 4 reviews
  - Surrey, England
  - 03 Mar 2009 at 12:55
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  Le Diviorce
  
  What a poor film the plot was all over the place did not enjoy it dont rent
  
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  - england
  - 06 Feb 2009 at 15:24
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  Le Divorce
  
  Love Kate Hudson, Love Namoi Watts... but this film is pretty lame and goes nowhere. I didn't even finish watching it! Got bored, ejected it, returned it... read more »
  
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  - Stoke-on-Trent
  - 09 Jan 2009 at 14:53
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  - 0
  Tedious
  
  Long, dull, tedious
  
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  - Ware
  - 29 Dec 2008 at 22:09
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- - 16
  - 1
  A surprising depth
  
  I was surprised by this film.
  
  I thought that the film was going to be a light romcom set in beautiful Paris, and so worth seeing but not digesting.<... read more »
  
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  - Simon Baptist
  - London
  - 01 Jun 2004 at 19:49
- - 10
  - 2
  Terrible
  
  There was no point in this film being made. The story jumps from scene to scene for no apparent reason and its ridiculous, in one scene the lady was talking ... read more »
  
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  - england
  - 28 May 2004 at 22:59
- - 8
  - 2
  Definatly not what I expected, but worth watching!
  
  Hmmm.....So now we can truly see the French in all their romantic glory!!!!
  
  Having lived and worked in Paris during my youth,I can only say that I ... read more »
  
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  - Northamptonshire
  - 24 Jan 2005 at 02:31
- - 5
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  AWFUL
  
  It is not very often that I can't watch a film to the end but I really couldn't with this one. It was difficult to follow, I had no empathy with any of ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Hampshire
  - 18 Jun 2006 at 17:16
- - 5
  - 0
  A real divorce would seem shorter and less painful
  
  This is the worst film I've ever received from Lovefilm.
  
  It acted like chloroform on my husband, yet I valiantly hoped it must get better and ... read more »
  
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- - cindyf
  - 12 reviews
  - London
  - 28 Jun 2004 at 17:00
- - 5
  - 2
  Like a headache that just won't quit....
  
  Depicting a Paris full of unlikeable, unconvincing and wholly detestable stereotypes, 'Le Divorce' is proof, if ever proof were needed, that the always-... read more »
  
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- - Fluffrick
  - 19 reviews
  - Sheffield
  - 21 Jul 2004 at 19:52
- - 5
  - 2
  Amazingly boring
  
  You’d really think that a movie with this many stars in would be at the very least, watchable. However this movie manages to be horrifically dull. And I ... read more »
  
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- - phil4
  - 13 reviews
  - Wantage
  - 10 May 2004 at 12:06
- - 3
  - 1
  Ca craint. The epitome of a Turkey
  
  This is, without a shadow of a doubt, the worst film that Merchant and Ivory ever made. Minimal plot, dialogues stilted and toe-curlingly awful, and the ... read more »
  
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  - Brighton, England
  - 13 Apr 2007 at 23:41
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  Pas d'entente cordiale
  
  Dismissed by critics and ignored by the public on its Autumn 2003 release, this Merchant Ivory tale feels like a Robert Altman ensemble film not firing on all ... read more »
  
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- - CLTW
  - Kent
  - 23 Jun 2004 at 21:57
- - 2
  - 0
  boring
  
  not at all funny, too much french and as i dont speak french was not sure if those were supposed to be the funny parts
  
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  - Portsmouth
  - 23 Jan 2005 at 22:46

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