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Eldorado (2009)

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Average Rating: 7.4/10
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Yvan, a quick-tempered, 40-year-old vintage car dealer, surprises young Elie trying to burgle him. But he doesn't beat him up. Instead, he develops a strange affection for him and takes him home to his parents in his old Chevrolet. It's the start of an odd journey by two ne'er-do-wells through a magnificent but no less flipped-out country.

Jul 14, 2009

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Bob Hope and Bing Crosby they're not. But director-actor Bouli Lanners and costar Fabrice Adde are on a comedy road to Eldorado, even if it takes place in a flat patch of mostly deserted Belgian landscape rather than some Hollywood Shangri-La.

July 30, 2009 Full Review Source: Boston Globe | Comment
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Eldorado was named best European film in the directors' fortnight last year at Cannes.

July 3, 2009 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | Comment
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Avoids a formulaic ending, reflecting instead on the impermanence of human connections and the inescapable baggage of the self.

May 29, 2009 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | Comment
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Eldorado is fueled by the chemistry between Lanners and Adde. They're so good together, they should make a sequel.

May 1, 2009 Full Review Source: New York Post | Comment
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A road movie that poignantly juggles absurdism and melancholy.

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Small but damn-near perfectly formed serio-comedy.

April 30, 2009 Full Review Source: Variety | Comment
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A clutter of unwelcome quirks and left-field developments.

July 14, 2009 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | Comment
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Has a somewhat witty and absurdly funny first half, but, at midpoint, it loses its dry humor and abruptly turns darker and feels too rushed, dull and contrived.

May 3, 2009 Full Review Source: NYC Movie Guru | Comment
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One could only hope to find such succulence in austerity. Credit the bold helmer and the lead actor Bouli Lanners for having the courage to put himself into the minefield of acting and directing. He is superb at both.

May 1, 2009 Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | Comment
Boxoffice Magazine

Lanners's preference for po-faced Continental quirk eventually wears out its welcome.

April 30, 2009 Full Review Source: Time Out New York | Comment
Time Out New York

What ultimately prevents Eldorado from generating any serious comedic energy is absurdity ... that feels unduly strained and limp.

April 28, 2009 Full Review Source: The Screengrab | Comment
The Screengrab

If there's one thing the movie-going public is ready, willing, and able to suspend their disbelief toward, it's a contrived excuse for a filmic road trip.

April 27, 2009 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | Comment
Slant Magazine

This slight, road-trip of a movie could qualify as the Belgium Tourist Office's anti-product-placement picture of the year.

April 16, 2009 Full Review Source: Compuserve | Comment
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A twisted road film. I found this hilarious, but the humor is very subtle. great soundtrack too.

July 17, 2011
bookmunki

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In "Eldorado," Yvan(Bouli Lanners, who also wrote and directed)is unpleasantly surprised when he returns home to discover Elie(Fabrice Adde) hiding underneath his bed. At first, Yvan takes an agressive approach in rooting him out but he becomes cautious when Elie claims to have a knife. Come morning, Elie tries to

July 5, 2009
Harlequin68
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