Nénette
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Nénette, an orangutan, is the star of the Parisian zoo where she has lived most of her long life. She is a mother of four and has survived three mates, and she bonds only with a few select keepers. The camera rests throughout on Nénette and the other apes in everyday situations. We only see the visitors as occasional reflections in the glass, but we hear their recorded comments and conversations alongside interviews with the zoo keepers.... (Full plot summary below)

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Nénette, an orangutan, is the star of the Parisian zoo where she has lived most of her long life. She is a mother of four and has survived three mates, and she bonds only with a few select keepers. The camera rests throughout on Nénette and the other apes in everyday situations. We only see the visitors as occasional reflections in the glass, but we hear their recorded comments and conversations alongside interviews with the zoo keepers.

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Boston Phoenix - 10/10 by Jeffrey GantzThis documentary from Nicolas Philibert (To Be and To Have) opens in close-up of a pair of orangutan eyes.
St. Paul Pioneer Press - 9/10 by Chris HewittIt's a fascinating puzzle that requires you to keep evaluating what you think about Nenette and the unseen visitors' reactions to her.
Boston Globe - 9/10 by Wesley MorrisThe movie isn't a critique of zoo life. But it's possible we have on our hands, in Nénette's captivity, a microcosm of celebrity star-gazing.
Slant Magazine - 9/10 by Joseph Jon LanthierThe film's narrative elliptically presents a series of contexts through which we glean Nénette's rather epic story.
St. Paul Pioneer Press - 9/10 by Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)It's a fascinating puzzle that requires you to keep evaluating what you think about Nenette and the unseen visitors' reactions to her.
Seattle Times - 8/10 by Moira MacDonaldFor all but the most devoted animal watchers, the film may come across as slow and repetitive.
Scotsman - 8/10 by Alistair HarknessPhilibert is a master of this kind of minimalistic filmmaking and he's found a perfect subject in Nénette who becomes more of an enigma as the film progresses.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - 8/10 by Joe WilliamsPaul Simon and a Parisian orangutan tell us the same thing: It's all happening at the zoo.
Washington Post - 8/10 by Stephanie MerryThe animal's striking resemblance to a human is part of what makes Nicolas Philibert's documentary Nenette so evocative.
Time Out - 8/10 by David JenkinsSmall details are magnified by Philibert's long, quiet takes, and Nénette's mundane human characteristics make us consider our own lives and how we relate to the natural world.

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