From the Land of the Moon (Mal de pierres) (2017)
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Critic Consensus: From the Land of the Moon benefits from striking visuals and strong work from Marion Cotillard, but they're both ultimately overcome by a story that drifts into wan melodrama.
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as Gabrielle
as André Sauvage
as José
as Agostine
as Adèle
as Jeannine
as Marc - 14 years old
as Blaise
as Martin
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Critic Reviews for From the Land of the Moon (Mal de pierres)
All Critics (52) | Top Critics (13) | Fresh (16) | Rotten (36)
Almost laughable in its broad, empty portrayal of sexual desire.
Moments of visual beauty only call attention to the stilted dialogue and maudlin plot that otherwise define the film.
Garcia never gets a grasp on her protagonist's contradictions, or those of her story - certainly not enough to pull off the movie's jaw-dropper of a twist.
The story could have used a little less Under the Tuscan Sun and a little more All That Heaven Allows.
From the Land of the Moon could have been a story of a woman's maturation, or a relationship's evolution. Instead, it just moons about love so lost that it may never have existed at all.
[A] mostly turgid, occasionally risible period piece ...
Audience Reviews for From the Land of the Moon (Mal de pierres)
Marion Cotillard composes her character with enough sensitivity to prevent her from becoming insufferable in her selfishness, managing to make us feel sympathy for a pitiful woman who is in desperate need to surrender to her sexual urges and a love that will consume her.
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