
From dawn to dusk, a few hours in the life of Monsieur Oscar, a shadowy character who journeys from one life to the next. He is, in turn, captain of industry, assassin, beggar, monster, family man. He seems to be playing roles, plunging headlong into each part - but there are no cameras present.... (Full plot summary below)
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From dawn to dusk, a few hours in the life of Monsieur Oscar, a shadowy character who journeys from one life to the next. He is, in turn, captain of industry, assassin, beggar, monster, family man. He seems to be playing roles, plunging headlong into each part - but there are no cameras present.
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| New York Daily NewsMiriam BaleEach episode of director Leos Carax's film perfectly masters the exact tone of a different genre, finding precisely the saddest moment in each of its vignettes. |
| Irish TimesDonald ClarkeCarax's piece is expansive, imaginative and intoxicated (sometimes to the point of nausea) with the seventh art. |
| TV GuideJack RodgersWhile a single viewing (or even three) of Holy Motors isn't enough to begin to plumb the depths of its mysteries, it is enough to confirm that this weird, dazzling, utterly unique movie is one of the highlights of 21st century cinema thus far. |
| Boston PhoenixPeter KeoughThe most brilliant and exhilarating film of the year. |
| Time Out ChicagoA.A. DowdSome day, an editor is going to put together a highlight reel of Denis Lavant's greatest performances. Will most of it be scenes from Holy Motors? |
| Toronto StarPeter HowellThis is the most exhilarating cinema ride of 2012, a marvellously mobile mystery trip. |
| Movie HabitMarty MapesMystifying and emotion-stirring, it demands that you bring yourself |
| Cinema em CenaPablo VillaçaHoly Motors é uma declaração de amor ao Cinema, um suspiro de impaciência acerca do Cinema e uma manifestação de desesperança diante do estado atual do Cinema. Uma desesperança que a própria existência do filme se encarrega de suprimir. |
| Seanax.comSean AxmakerFrom its enigmatic opening scenes, which sends the viewers into a mysterious voyage a la Alice through the looking glass that ends up in a movie theater, Holy Motors (2012) is a celebration of the magic, imagination, and primal power of the movies. |
| Miami HeraldRene RodriguezHoly Motors is wild and unfettered and playful - the work of an artist who carries his love of cinema in his bones, and knows how to share that affection with the audience. |