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The Flower of Evil (2003)
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Reviews Counted:59
Fresh:38
Rotten:21
Average Rating:6.2/10
Theatrical Release:Oct 10, 2003 Limited
Synopsis: Claude Chabrol's 50th feature, THE FLOWER OF EVIL, feels like familiar territory for this New Wave master. A cryptic opening scene, in which the camera floats through abandoned rooms of the... [More]
Starring: Nathalie Baye, Benoit Magimel, Bernard Lecoq, Suzanne Flon
Director: Claude Chabrol
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Reviews for The Flower of Evil
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There's a solid message here about wealth and hypocrisy, but it's watered down by the opaque storytelling. Full Review |
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B- |
An unsatisfying payoff. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
Chabrol has his moments of visual wit ... but mostly The Flower of Evil is a poky and uninvolving thriller of knotted family ties and convoluted histories. Full Review |
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2/4 |
Neither as shocking nor as enlightening as it obviously intends to be -- or as it believes itself to be. Full Review |
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3/4 |
The strength of this movie is how it starts as a standard whodunit only to become something else: a cunning Chabrol study of incest and old money peppered with a wicked sense of humor. Full Review |
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Chabrol's major theme seems to be that life is cyclical and history repeats. Full Review |
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Leave reason behind, back in steerage class, and simply breathe in the foibles of the (upper) crust on this crème brûlée. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
Told without drama, as if this were just an ordinary family, it is the subtleties of the details that win you over. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Each of the characters in the film is so real, so fully drawn, that you feel you know him or her as a person, not as fiction. Full Review |
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The lighting is spectacular, the cinematography by Eduardo Serra, the spare music by Matthieu Chabrol, the production design by Françoise Benoît-Fresco -- all make this a joy to watch. Full Review |
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2/4 |
The film is a bore. Full Review |
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B- |
Although there are wonderful moments to enjoy and a certain dry wit that's specifically French, and specifically Chabrol, the meandering story tests one's patience. Full Review |
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Flower toys with us, holding back information and hinting that there's more to the story than meets the eye. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
A minor work from a major talent. Full Review |
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