Beauty in Trouble is the sort of film that sits with you days after viewing
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02/02/08
Beauty in Trouble (2008)
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Reviews Counted:36
Fresh:30
Rotten:6
Average Rating:7.1/10
Consensus: A complex, affecting multi-character drama, Beauty in Trouble also works as social history and as a tale of familial trials and tribulations.
Theatrical Release:Jun 13, 2008 Limited
Synopsis: In this Czech dramedy from Jan Hrebejk (DIVIDED WE FALL), a woman with a sex addiction has to choose between her husband and an attractive older man. BEAUTY IN TROUBLE is inspired by the poem of... [More]
Starring: Ana Geislerová, Jana Brejchova, Emília Vásáryová, Josef Abrham
Director: Jan Hrebejk
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Reviews for Beauty in Trouble
This being a Czech film, drama, comedy, history, and social commentary are served up in equal proportion.
07/18/08
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04/23/09
Featuring an earthy performance of strength, intelligence and vulnerability by Ana Geislerova, Hrebejk’s film generates powerful interest and empathy, thanks to the plight of its central character.
08/01/08
The filmmakers seem more interested in running the camera over Marcela's body than really figuring out who she is.
03/20/09
The movie begins with a flood that threatens Prague literally; it ends with a flood of emotions that threaten to undermine a potentially happy relationship.
04/17/09
Impressive for its mastery, intelligence, and ambition in juggling intricate plot strands and memorable characters.
12/09/08
Top CriticThis is the kind of film that achieves one simple but difficult thing: It pleases you.
12/09/08
Top CriticA complex look at the power and changeability of intimate relationships.
09/23/06
A stunning feature film that at base asks the question, "What should a woman choose: an unpredictable life with a sexual dynamo, or a stable relationships with a much older man?"
06/04/08
While this seems like familiar territory, in the hands of director Jan Hrebejk and his longtime screenwriting partner, Petr Jarchovský, it's an engrossing, layered story of the ill-fitting choices and compromises everyone makes.
04/03/09
It is the depth of the characters coupled with the breadth of the acting talent that make this film so watchable.
08/23/07
Deeply involving tale of a Czech family.
06/13/08
Any A- or B- list actress would jump at the chance to work with the [screenwriters].
06/13/08
All the characters in Petr Jarchovsky’s screenplay are drawn in shades of gray. The result isn’t so much a morality play as an amorality play.
04/10/09
It's enthralling, human drama of the kind that's become sort of an old school pleasure.
08/01/08
Deeply affecting and darkly amusing.
08/01/08
Top CriticA love story that holds out happiness as a carrot dangled but never obtained. Too busy, but still lush with the loving work of director Jan Hrebejk.
07/27/08
Will Marcela (wonderful Ana Geislerova) opt for brains or brawn? The answer might surprise you.
06/13/08
Beauty in Trouble uses the changing moods of water as both metaphor and frame for the infinite adaptability of human emotions.
06/13/08
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