Augustine (2013)
Average Rating: 8.2/10
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Fresh: 4 | Rotten: 1
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After suffering an inexplicable seizure which leaves her paralyzed on her right side,19-year-old illiterate kitchen maid Augustine (27 year-old singer-turned-actress Soko in a break out performance), is shipped off to Paris' all female psychiatric hospital Pitié-Salpêtriere which specializes in detecting the then-fashionable ailment of 'hysteria'. Augustine captures the attention of Dr. Charcot (Vincent Lindon, Mademoiselle Chambon, Welcome) after a seizure which appears to give her intense
May 17, 2013 Limited
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Overall, this is a handsomely-mounted period picture which transcends the stuffiness of costume-drama with sufficient aplomb...
Top CriticAs the plot unfolds, the aim comes undone, leaving the viewer abandoned and wanting.
Writer-director Alice Winocour takes the relationship into some uncomfortable places, and Soko and Lindon both give nuanced performances, with much roiling beneath the surface.
A psychological thriller that explores fresh territory in its depiction of sexual politics.
A costume drama with a keen sense of place and time that will appeal particularly to those interested in psychology
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