Fidelio, Alice's Odyssey

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Fidelio, Alice's Odyssey

2014

1h 37m

Drama

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Alice joins a freighter's crew as a replacement engineer, and learns the captain is one of her old flames. As the voyage goes on, her feelings for the captain are rekindled.

Neil Young

The Hollywood Reporter

May 23, 2016

Built four-square around Ariane Labed's engaging turn as eponymous sailor Alice, this feature debut from actress-turned-writer-director Lucie Borleteau strikes a delicate balance between the sensual and the matter-of-fact.

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Peter Debruge

Variety

May 23, 2016

Easily the most fascinating film to come along and challenge traditional gender roles in the past year.

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

Feb 25, 2016

4/5

There are many commendable things about Lucie Borleteau's debut feature.

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Josh Slater-Williams

Vague Visages

Nov 14, 2023

A collaborator of Claire Denis, Lucie Borleteau makes a memorable, sexy and intimate debut...

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

Jul 17, 2019

3.5/5

Borleteau creates an impressive character arc for its lead protagonist while sidestepping clichés.

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Matthew Anderson

CineVue

Apr 8, 2019

3/5

Fidelio succeeds in presenting a strong, albeit emotionally wayward, female lead in an environment dominated entirely by men. Much the same can be said for a sure-footed directorial performance.

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Claudio C

@Claudio666 Mar 9, 2026

Fidelio, l'odyssée d'Alice / Fidelio: Alice's Odyssey (2014) What Happens on the Sea, Stays on the Sea (12,322 - 09 Mar 2026 – Claudio Carvalho) When the Engineer Patrick Le Gall of the cargo ship Fidelis is found dead, 2nd Engineer Alice (Ariane Labed) leaves her Norwegian boyfriend Felix (Anders Danielsen Lie) and embark on board. The Captain Gaël (Melvil Poupaud) is her first love and Alice is a liberal woman, and has sex with him. She is also competent and is promoted to Chief Engineer. But when Felix learns what happened, their relationship changes. "Fidelio, l'odyssée d'Alice", a.k.a. "Fidelio: Alice's Odyssey" (2014), is a film that shows the life on the sea of a woman that woks on a vessel as engineer. The film is vague and does not discuss her moral principles, only limits to show her sex life on board. My vote is six. Title (Brazil): "A Odisséia de Alice" ("Alice's Odyssey") My Blog: https://maniacosporfilme.wordpress.com/

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Jan 30, 2016

Typical Frenchie indulgence, vague & wilderness, alrightee for character study though.

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Oct 5, 2015

one of the deepest, richest rounded films i've seen. smart and sensitive. beautifully filmed. runs in your head a long time after watching.

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Lucie Borleteau

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Ariane Labed

Alice

Melvil Poupaud

Gaël

Anders Danielsen Lie

Felix

Pascal Tagnati

Antoine

Jean-Louis Coulloc'h

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Synopsis

Alice joins a freighter's crew as a replacement engineer, and learns the captain is one of her old flames. As the voyage goes on, her feelings for the captain are rekindled.

Director: Lucie Borleteau
Producer: Marine Arrighi de Casanova, Pascal Caucheteux, Olivier Père
Screenwriter: Lucie Borleteau, Clara Bourreau
Production Co: Why Not Productions, Apsara Films, arte France Cinéma
Genre: Drama
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 25, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $3.0K
Runtime: 1h 37m

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