
Villa Amalia is the story of Ann, a musician, whose life is turned upside down by a kiss. When she sees Thomas kissing another woman, Ann makes a clean break, leaving him and everything else far behind her. Suddenly unsure of everything that seemed so certain, Ann knows only that she must change her life and become someone else to find herself. With her music and the friendship of Georges, who pops out of her distant past, she sets off on a journey that will take her to an is... (Full plot summary below)
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Villa Amalia is the story of Ann, a musician, whose life is turned upside down by a kiss. When she sees Thomas kissing another woman, Ann makes a clean break, leaving him and everything else far behind her. Suddenly unsure of everything that seemed so certain, Ann knows only that she must change her life and become someone else to find herself. With her music and the friendship of Georges, who pops out of her distant past, she sets off on a journey that will take her to an island where the Villa Amalia stands.
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| Radio TimesDavid ParkinsonAdapted from a novel by Pascal Quignard, Benoît Jacquot's film is a contrived but utterly compelling study in seizing back one's life. |
| Shadows on the WallRich ClineInsinuating and enigmatic filmmaking adds to the central mystery of this intensely personal odyssey |
| Daily Telegraph (UK)Tim RobeyA promising and attractive film from Benoît Jacquot that devolves into an oddly unchallenging arthouse remake of Under the Tuscan Sun. |
| ScotsmanAlistair HarknessThe film's resolution makes Villa Amalia seem more mundane than it should. |
| Eye for FilmAmber WilkinsonJacquot's film does not pander to the young or inexperienced and requires the viewer to read between the lines. |
| GuardianPeter BradshawSometimes diverting in an eccentric and disengaged way. |
| Little White LiesHenry BarnesBenoît Jacquot, in his fifth collaboration with Isabelle Huppert, drops us into the flurry of events that make up a year in the life of professional musician Ann Hidden. |
| User ReviewValentin GBeau film sur une femme qui decide de disparaitre, de tout liquider pour devenir invisible. La mise en scene est a l'image du personnage : seche, tranchante. Le film ne dit pas, n'essaie pas d'expliquer mais laisse le spectateur ressentir les choses. Isabelle Huppert est une immense actrice. |
| User ReviewMatty S38%?!?!? Did I see a different film? This movie pulled me expecting one thing and giving me something quite unexpected and beautiful. Benoît Jacquot has made a better film with FAREWELL MY QUEEN, but this is his most charming work. It made me want to destroy my identity and run to Italy. |
| User ReviewAurélien RUn très beau film très bien interprété. Isabelle Huppert et Jean-Hugues Anglade sont magnifiques. Un film sur une femme qui cherche à disparaître, à fuir son quotidien sans pouvoir totalement y échapper. |