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Applause (2009)

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91

Average Rating: 7.1/10
Critic Reviews: 11
Fresh: 10 | Rotten: 1

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Average Rating: 3.7/5
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When the critically acclaimed, tough and coming of age actress Thea Barfoed ends her rehab, she confronts a hard choice. During her heavy drinking period she divorced and lost custody of her two boys. Now she wants them to be a part of her life again. Christian, her ex husband is quickly softened by her tough manipulative but charming figure and agrees. She has to prove to her self and to him, that she is worth the try. But the hard life on stage, and the ghosts of the past slowly comes knocking

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Art House & International, Drama

Nov 24, 2003

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All Critics (31) | Top Critics (13) | Fresh (29) | Rotten (2) | DVD (2)

"Applause" is a very minor film with a massive performance at its center.

April 13, 2012 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle
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Steen [is] in every scene of the film and crafts an intricate portrait of a woman teetering on the brink, but never toppling.

April 12, 2012 Full Review Source: Seattle Times
Seattle Times
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As much of [Steen] as there is, you'll want more.

January 24, 2011 Full Review Source: New York Magazine
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Paprika Steen makes this particular character her own. And makes us join her adoring on-screen audience as we watch her play out -- gorgeously, horrifyingly -- her own tragic scenes.

January 22, 2011 Full Review Source: Newark Star-Ledger
Newark Star-Ledger
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Director and co-writer Martin Pieter Zandvliet draws inspired work from Steen. You feel her every emotion.

January 21, 2011 Full Review Source: New York Post
New York Post
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There's no real fight in Applause, though there is indisputably a great deal of acting.

January 20, 2011 Full Review Source: New York Times
New York Times
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A whirlwind demolition derby of an acting job by Ms. Steen.

May 3, 2012 Full Review Source: East Bay Express
East Bay Express

The story is not new, but the film's measured take and Steen's volatile performance are worth seeing.

June 10, 2011 Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press
St. Paul Pioneer Press

Applause has moments of flourish and moments that reach towards something as pared down as Thea's play, but it ultimately can't match the candor Steen brings to the screen. Really, little can.

March 27, 2011 Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine
Boxoffice Magazine

An engrossing, unflinchingly honest drama that showcases Paprika Steen's haunting, brave and tour de force performance.

January 23, 2011 Full Review Source: NYC Movie Guru
NYC Movie Guru

This pummeling drama about a self-absorbed, alcoholic actress who fails as a wife and mother is all about the intense performance of star Paprika Steen. A bonanza to be devoured by students/practitioners/fans of the thesp trade.

January 21, 2011 Full Review Source: Film Journal International
Film Journal International

As a showcase for its star, the Danish actress Paprika Steen, it's still rewarding in its own quiet, jarring way.

January 20, 2011 Full Review Source: Movieline
Movieline

Not surprisingly, the movie lives and dies on Steen's performance; not only is she in almost every frame, but at times, the camera is in so close that nothing is visible but her pitted, ravaged face.

January 20, 2011 Full Review Source: AV Club
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Audience Reviews for Applause

The actors are very good, and the story is touching, but it's a predictable and overused plot. So, it's a good movie, but it could have done something to make it stand out more and make it different.
March 2, 2011
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I found the trailer online the other day and I can't wait to see it. Steen is a powerful actress and can make any film incredible.
September 16, 2011
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