Los Angeles, nowadays. Henry is a stand-up comedian with a fierce humor. Ann, an internationally renowned opera singer. Together, under the spotlight, they form a happy and glamorous couple. The birth of their first child, Annette, a mysterious girl with an exceptional destiny, will turn their lives upside down.... (Full plot summary below)
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Los Angeles, nowadays. Henry is a stand-up comedian with a fierce humor. Ann, an internationally renowned opera singer. Together, under the spotlight, they form a happy and glamorous couple. The birth of their first child, Annette, a mysterious girl with an exceptional destiny, will turn their lives upside down.
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| The TelegraphRobbie CollinCarax has an unparalleled knack for constructing scenes that feel like vividly remembered dreams – some of the images here carry such a strange dual charge, by turns eerie and drily comic, that you find yourself wondering afterwards if they actually happened, or if your subconscious has been playing join-the-dots. |
| CineVueJohn BleasdaleThe delight is in the audacity and surprise of the film. |
| New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriI suspect that, if nothing else, this astoundingly beautiful picture will stand the test of time. |
| RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyAnnette is an exhilarating and exuberant experience. |
| The Irish TimesTara BradyWorking from a libretto by the cult band Sparks, cult director Leos Carax’s English-language debut is unlikely to please mayonnaise mainstream tastes. But for those seeking surprises, spectacle, and shadows, Annette is a marvel like no other. |
| EmpireIan FreerThe most original film of 2021, Annette is a ride like no other, a spellbinding waltz in a storm. See it for truly hypnotic filmmaking, a clutch of great songs and Adam Driver at his most magnetic. |
| Vanity FairCassie da CostaAnnette is remarkable for its formal intensity—how every image and song is not merely reflective of, but tangled up in the ideas they give life to. |
| The New York TimesA.O. ScottAnnette masters its own paradoxes. It’s a highly cerebral, formally complex film about unbridled emotion. |
| PolygonKristy PuchkoWhatever its intentions, Annette is remarkable. It’s an exhilarating collision of cinema, live concerts, stage shows, and celebrity culture, shaken up and let loose with abandon. Its message might be lost, but the emotions still hit hard, particularly in a finale that strips away the flash and artifice to concentrate on something pure, painful, and unforgettable. |
| The AtlanticDavid SimsThe movie is weird and wrenching, asking the viewer to find humanity within the unreal tale of a puppet child’s rise to fame. |
