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Almost Peaceful (2004)

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Reviews Counted:30

Fresh:22

Rotten:8

Average Rating:6.6/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Theatrical Release:Feb 14, 2004 Limited

Synopsis: Set during the largely unexplored period immediately after WWII, the film follows a group of mostly Jewish Parisians who attempt to restart their lives and rekindle their capacity for happiness in... Set during the largely unexplored period immediately after WWII, the film follows a group of mostly Jewish Parisians who attempt to restart their lives and rekindle their capacity for happiness in the shadow of unspeakable horrors. Husband and wife couple Albert (Simon Abkaryan) and Lea (Zabou Breitman) have reopened their tailoring business in central Paris, starting with the hiring of staff for their company. All of their new employees have been scarred -- in varying degrees -- by their experiences during the war. Charles (Denis Podalydes) lost his entire family to the death camps, while Maurice (Stanislas Merhar) seems to be unable to sustain long-term relationships and -- as a result -- frequents whorehouses for companionship. While all of them initially refuse to discuss their experiences during the war, they all also eventually realize that the only way to truly move forward with the rest of their lives is to come to terms with their pasts. -- © Empire Pictures [More]

Starring: Simon Abkarian, Zabou Breitman, Lubna Azabal, Clotilde Courau

Starring: Simon Abkarian, Zabou Breitman, Lubna Azabal, Clotilde Courau, Vincent Elbaz, Denis Podalydes

Director: Michel Deville

Director: Michel Deville
Studio: Empire Pictures

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07/18/05
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a movie that stuffy film critics rate highly out of a sense of guilt and fear, but which never connect with real audiences, desperately waiting for something to happen

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03/28/05
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

The combination of happy plot resolutions, spring-like classical music and beautiful scenery put a pleasant cap on a very humane, moving film.

Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | comment Comment
03/23/05
Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com

There isn't much of a narrative arc in director Michel Deville's drama, just many touching little stories.

Full Review Source: Salt Lake Tribune | comment Comment
03/14/05
Sean Means
Sean Means
Salt Lake Tribune

The plotting in this 2002 French drama really isn't any more deep than your typical soap opera.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
03/11/05
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Generosity and love of life are the film's hallmarks. Like the work of an expert tailor, it's done with unobtrusive skill, essential warmth and seamless grace.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
12/17/04
Michael Wilmington
Michael Wilmington
Chicago Tribune
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Unlike any other film I have seen about the Holocaust.

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12/17/04
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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There's something rather lovely about the mood and intentions of Michel Deville's French movie.

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10/29/04
Desson Thomson
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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An unassuming, dignified and deeply resonant experience.

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10/15/04
E! Online

Delicately moving.

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09/30/04
Kenneth Turan
Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
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You become aware of how few movies about survivors of the Holocaust show them going about their lives, as opposed to acting out someone's idea of a Holocaust Survivor.

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
09/30/04
Ella Taylor
Ella Taylor
L.A. Weekly

This is a film of half-notes and nuances, and as a chronicle of emotional survival it is infinitely inspiring.

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09/09/04
Andrew Sarris
Andrew Sarris
New York Observer
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A loving, moving portrait of Jewish survivors of the Holocaust attempting to pick up the shattered pieces of their lives in Paris.

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09/05/04
Shlomo Schwartzberg
Shlomo Schwartzberg
Boxoffice Magazine

Deville is an experienced director, and he composes this picture very neatly.

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08/28/04
Stanley Kauffmann
Stanley Kauffmann
New Republic
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A mature and subtle film about how a community rebuilds itself after tragedy and disaster.

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08/26/04
Richard James Havis
Richard James Havis
Hollywood Reporter
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Handsomely shot but almost bewilderingly bland.

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08/23/04
Megan Lehmann
Megan Lehmann
New York Post
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The characters in Almost Peaceful are pulled between a longing for what is lost and a fierce desire to live. Deville's plangent sympathy for them keeps the sentimentality honest.

Full Review Source: New York Magazine | comment Comment
08/22/04
Peter Rainer
Peter Rainer
New York Magazine
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As an ensemble piece offering harsh themes rendered easily digestible by spoonfuls of sweetness and compassion, Almost Peaceful is too mild and treacly to enhance Deville's reputation with American audiences.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
08/21/04
Doris Toumarkine
Doris Toumarkine
Film Journal International
 
 
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