A stroke-afflicted filmmaker is manipulated by a notorious con man.... (Full plot summary below)
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A stroke-afflicted filmmaker is manipulated by a notorious con man.
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| NonficsDaniel WalberSomehow both a fiery work of conviction and an insecure, open-ended question |
| RogerEbert.comPeter SobczynskiThis is a work just as startling and potent as anything she has done to date — a powerful example of art being used to exorcise personal demons that is anchored by two stunning performances and some of the most gripping moments to be seen in any film so far this year. |
| Arts FuseBetsy ShermanAbuse of Weakness is a fascinating, nicely restrained look at what in retrospect was a parasitic relationship. |
| Film Comment MagazineJonathan RomneyShot with clean, spare simplicity by the Dardennes' regular DP Alain Marcoen, this is a very simple work, almost prosaically so at times-as if Breillat wanted to purge the film of anything that wasn't strictly to the point. |
| New York TimesStephen HoldenIt is hard to imagine that any other actress could muster the stubborn ferocity that Isabelle Huppert brings to the role of Maud. |
| Laramie Movie ScopeRobert RotenHuppert's performance in this film is outstanding. She's so convincing that I thought maybe she actually did suffer a stroke. She covers a range of emotions from laughter to rage in this film. |
| Baret NewsKam WilliamsA cautionary tale depicting a shocking example of man's inhumanity to (wo)man. |
| The L MagazineR. Emmet SweeneyThe message in Catherine Breillat's Abuse of Weakness is about the incomprehensibility of the self. It's an autobiographical purging. |
| Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenWith clinical dispassion and narrative elegance, Breillat has constructed what she calls "a thriller about denial." |
| Boston GlobePeter KeoughHuppert’s amazing performance not only masters the physical rigors and deformations of her character, but more importantly captures her cold capriciousness and the enigmatic innocence that one of Maud’s friend’s labels “perverse.” |
