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L'Iceberg (2005)

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Reviews Counted:32

Fresh:22

Rotten:10

Average Rating:6.5/10

Consensus: Relying more on inventive slapstick than dialogue for its humor, L'iceberg is an irreverent and charming comedy.

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 84 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:May 4, 2007 Limited

Synopsis: Fiona is the manager of a fast-food restaurant. She lives comfortably with her family in the suburbs. In other words, Fiona is happy… until one day she accidentally gets locked into a walk-in... Fiona is the manager of a fast-food restaurant. She lives comfortably with her family in the suburbs. In other words, Fiona is happy… until one day she accidentally gets locked into a walk-in fridge. She escapes the next morning, half frozen and barely alive, only to realize that her husband and two children didn't even notice she was missing. But when Fiona develops an obsession for everything cold and icy: snow, polar bears, fridges, icebergs – she drops everything, climbs into a frozen goods delivery truck and leaves home. For a real iceberg. --© First Run Features [More]

Starring: Lucy Tulugarjuk, Fiona Gordon, Dominque Abel, Phillipe Martz

Starring: Lucy Tulugarjuk, Fiona Gordon, Dominque Abel, Phillipe Martz

Director: Dominque Abel, Fiona Gordon, Bruno Romy

Director: Dominque Abel, Fiona Gordon, Bruno Romy
Screenwriter: Dominque Abel, Fiona Gordon, Bruno Romy
Producer: Dominque Abel, Fiona Gordon
Composer: Jacques Luley
Studio: First Run Features

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While it might be fun to laugh at carefully crafted slapstick for half an hour, it's hard for it to maintain its momentum for the duration of a feature.

Full Review Source: Eye for Film | comment Comment
07/02/09
Amber Wilkinson
Amber Wilkinson
Eye for Film

Watching it was a very cold experience.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
02/24/08
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
08/22/07
V.A. Musetto
V.A. Musetto
New York Post
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It's heartening to see anyone pull off any sort of comedy along these classically established lines.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
07/27/07
Michael Phillips
Michael Phillips
Chicago Tribune
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Delightful in places, the surreal stunts are lovingly crafted. As a seaworthy film, though, Fiona's folly is more pratfall than plot.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
07/27/07
Bill Stamets
Bill Stamets
Chicago Sun-Times
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I found it striking but often strident, and neither funny nor edifying.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
07/27/07
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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Cute but toothless.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
07/26/07
Cliff Doerksen
Cliff Doerksen
Time Out

'Deadpan' doesn't begin to describe the tongue-in-cheek mix of gravity and cool detachment in which L'Iceberg's slapstick nonsense thrives.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
07/13/07
Tom Keogh
Tom Keogh
Seattle Times

Words seldom intrude on the sight gags that range from elegant to acrobatic, and the collective directors exhibit the rare bravery to let a static camera linger to crank comic tension.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
07/12/07
Gianni Truzzi
Gianni Truzzi
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Ultimately undone by its air of overly mannered preciousness.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
06/15/07
Frank Scheck
Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
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If mime is your idea of entertainment, you might have a good time, but others will feel as though they're trapped in an invisible box.

Full Review Source: Arizona Daily Star | comment Comment
06/07/07
Phil Villarreal
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star

It’s funny and it’s touching and it’s weird and it’s compelling and I think really gorgeous to look at as well.

Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper | comment Comment
05/29/07
Richard Roeper
Richard Roeper
Ebert & Roeper
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The Iceberg is a riot, a quintessential French comedy with an improbable plot and an unbelievable cast of characters.

Full Review Source: Miami Herald | comment Comment
05/22/07
Marta Barber
Marta Barber
Miami Herald

An amusing, inventive effort.

Full Review Source: Oregonian | comment Comment
05/11/07
Marc Mohan
Marc Mohan
Oregonian

Admittedly, some of the humor doesn't translate well, and the performers tend to carry on too long in some scenes. Once the action shifts to the boat, there's only so much that can be done, given the confines of space. L'ICEBERG delivers laughs, though, a

Full Review Source: Murphy's Movie Reviews | comment Comment
05/07/07
Ted Murphy
Ted Murphy
Murphy's Movie Reviews

Once we’re out to sea the movie goes swimmingly -- its three protagonists fighting, flailing, and often on the verge of drowning as their tiny skiff surges toward the land of the Inuit.

Full Review Source: New York Magazine | comment Comment
05/07/07
David Edelstein
David Edelstein
New York Magazine
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Tells its highly entertaining and surprisingly touching story almost exclusively through physical comedy.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
05/07/07
Shirley Sealy
Shirley Sealy
Film Journal International

In the end, it's easier to admire than to love.

Full Review Source: AV Club | comment Comment
05/05/07
Noel Murray
Noel Murray
AV Club

The film's deliberate color palette and tightly choreographed, perfectly timed sequences recall Jacques Tati. But there's an irreverent, off-center humor here that's distinctly their own.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
05/04/07
Ken Fox
Ken Fox
TV Guide's Movie Guide

There's still a lot of wild visual style here, and not a few laughs. And that's a treat in any language.

Full Review Source: Newark Star-Ledger | comment Comment
05/04/07
Stephen Whitty
Stephen Whitty
Newark Star-Ledger
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