In a town near Lille, melancholy police superintendent Pharaon De Winter lives with his mother. An 11-year-old girl has been raped and murdered. Over the next week, De Winter investigates and grieves, his face nearly expressionless. He bikes, he gardens. He accompanies his neighbors, Joseph and Domino, to dinner and to the seaside; he even observes them in vigorous if not rough coitus. For Domino, sex seems her way of connecting. Does she fancy Pharaon? A plowed field, the se... (Full plot summary below)
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In a town near Lille, melancholy police superintendent Pharaon De Winter lives with his mother. An 11-year-old girl has been raped and murdered. Over the next week, De Winter investigates and grieves, his face nearly expressionless. He bikes, he gardens. He accompanies his neighbors, Joseph and Domino, to dinner and to the seaside; he even observes them in vigorous if not rough coitus. For Domino, sex seems her way of connecting. Does she fancy Pharaon? A plowed field, the sea, Pharaon's flowers, the pudenda of Domino and of the ravaged girl - this mix of images of beauty, evil, and possibility assaults Pharaon as he tries to do his job and hold on to his humanity.
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| Lessons of DarknessNick SchagerFeels like an overly deliberate meta-Bressonian prank. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzWhen viewed as an unusual film with not the usual things to say about its main character, it starts to look a lot better. |
| Bryant Frazer's Deep FocusBryant FrazerI'm not sure what to make of this disturbingly ordinary film, which has suffering as its ultimate subject. |
| Matinee MagazineChuck RudolphIt's loaded with pretension, and it comes dangerously close to being little more than an exasperating stunt--and in the end that's what's so great about it. |
| BBC.comMichael ThomsonA picture that is always handsome, sometimes hypnotic, but finally too flabby and too long. |
| Film Journal InternationalDaniel EaganThere's no question that the director has a distinctive vision, but the film's brutish characters, glacial pacing and seemingly random plotting will conspire to numb the most dedicated viewers. |
| User ReviewJamie JThat a person could make both this film AND 29 Palms just goes to show how random the world is. This film is a dime, I'm partially in love with it. |
| User ReviewM SIn some moment i found it boring but i give 10 |
| User ReviewLaine WBeautiful doesn't begin to describe this film. Best film of the last ten years at least. Dumont is a monster and the future of cinema. |
| User ReviewJeff BFrench film that won the Grand Jury Prize at Cannes in 99 (along with Actor and Actress). It's a really character driven film. I like a review I read that described it as "beautiful and disturbing 2 hours and 20 minutes, with only 40 minutes of plot". This film isn't for everyone, it is very slow, long shots that seem like nothing is happening. I didn't mind the shots, they were great to look at, and the lead actor did a great job of acting with speaking. Overall, it's a slow movie, but I think it will stay with me. I guess I'd compare it with Taste of Cherry, I don't know if in the end I really enjoyed the movie, but I'll remember it. |
