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35 Rhums (35 Shots of Rum) (2008)

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96

Average Rating: 8.1/10
Reviews Counted: 57
Fresh: 55 | Rotten: 2

This slow-moving French family drama is rich, complex, subtle and emotionally eloquent.

100

Average Rating: 9/10
Critic Reviews: 14
Fresh: 14 | Rotten: 0

This slow-moving French family drama is rich, complex, subtle and emotionally eloquent.

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Average Rating: 3.5/5
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Time and romantic attraction threaten to sour a family relationship in this drama from writer and director Claire Denis. Lionel (Alex Descas) is a middle-aged widower who makes his living driving a train and shares an apartment with his twentysomething daughter, Joséphine (Mati Diop). Lionel and Joséphine have a warm and caring relationship, and while it's not Lionel's nature to say very much, his affection for his daughter is clear. Lionel's on-and-off girlfriend Gabrielle (Nicole Dogue) and

Apr 20, 2010

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All Critics (58) | Top Critics (15) | Fresh (55) | Rotten (2)

Claire Denis, an acclaimed French director, makes films that defy the rules of Hollywood.

February 11, 2010 Full Review Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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It's a beautiful picture but very quietly so, and definitely not for the ADHD set.

January 26, 2010 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader
Chicago Reader
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Modest in scope but very sure, Rum goes down smoothly indeed.

January 22, 2010 Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune
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Celebrated French filmmaker Claire Denis is a master of atmosphere and immersion.

January 22, 2010 Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News
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I've seen films where superheroes shift alliances, and I only yawned. What matters is not the scope of a story, it's the depth.

January 21, 2010 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times
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Don't miss this one.

December 4, 2009 Full Review Source: Washington Post
Washington Post
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Denis sees human interactions with an uncommon clarity of vision. Her great talent, as evident as ever in this, one of her greatest films, is her ability to allow an audience to see those relationships in the same quietly revelatory way she does.

July 4, 2010 Full Review Source: DCist

Those who go into it expecting to see a smart character piece and those who are patient will find the well-acted feature rewarding, even emotionally satisfying.

May 13, 2010 Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

The film's placid, minimalist façade masks a complex story

May 1, 2010 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis
Movie Metropolis

The overall effect of Denis's movie duplicates that unique and wonderful Ozu effect.

May 1, 2010 Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews
ReelTalk Movie Reviews

The kind of precious quiet film that rarely gets made and is worth savoring for its alluring inner beauty.

April 19, 2010 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

A wonder of minimalism, Claire Denis' 35 Shots of Rum...quietly observes the lives of several Africans living in a Paris suburb.

March 12, 2010 Full Review Source: Kansas City Star
Kansas City Star

...a character-based story told at a human scale by a director (Claire Denis, who also co-wrote the script) who lets the story develop at an unhurried pace...

February 12, 2010 Full Review Source: Playback:stl
Playback:stl

If every film about simple, quotidian issues was this daring in its execution... world cinema would be in a much healthier place.

January 28, 2010 Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy
Antagony & Ecstasy

These people feel one hundred percent real, as well-written and completely defined as those living in the apartment next door to you right now.

January 22, 2010 Full Review Source: Movie Retriever
Movie Retriever

A gently affecting study of the relationships among a group of friends and family...made up of small but telling details.

January 21, 2010 Full Review Source: One Guy's Opinion
One Guy's Opinion

Offering a poignant, subtle, realistic yet poetic portrait of a father-daughter relationship, 35 Shots of Rum is another enchanting film from Claire Denis, whose work is still little known in the U.S.

December 30, 2009 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com
EmanuelLevy.Com

Gazes wisely and humanely on our collective need to love, be loved, and ultimately let go.

December 17, 2009 Full Review Source: Projection Booth
Projection Booth

Bittersweet.

November 18, 2009 Full Review Source: SpoutBlog
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Audience Reviews for 35 Rhums (35 Shots of Rum)

while it's lovely, it's the least impressive denis film i've seen yet
October 29, 2009
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I can see the similarities to that of the work of Ozu and I understand that nearly every detail, no matter how simple, is actually meaningful and symbolic, it just didn't have enough intensity for me. The scene with the dead body was brilliant and I know it would have been a different film had that been the only thing it was out to achieve, but I guess I would have just rather had watched that other film. I do like Claire Denis, I just think directors like Nuri Bilge Ceylan convey these kinds of concepts in a better, more entertaining manner. It's still no way a bad film, I did really like it and I'm a fan of hers, I guess that's maybe why I'm a little more critical. Had it had a more appealing cast, maybe I would have liked it more but again, it probably would have distracted from its main purpose.
January 14, 2011
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