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Movie Info

A middle-aged housewife who is trapped in the misery of an oppressive marriage finds refuge in a fantasy world of vindictive violence. Soon, reality and fantasy start to blur.

Genre:

drama
Original Language:

Greek
Director:

Tonia Mishiali
Producer:

Stelana Kliris, Tonia Mishiali
Writer:

Tonia Mishiali
Release Date (Theaters):

Jun 14, 2019 limited
Release Date (Streaming):

Jun 17, 2019
Runtime:

1h 36m
Production Co:

AB Seahorse Film Productions, Subliminal Films, SOUL productions

Cast & Crew

Popi Avraam
Eleftheria

Stella Fyrogeni
Elpida

Andreas Vasileiou
Costas

Marios Ioannou
Doctor

Prokopis Agathokleous
Young man

Marina Mandri
Young woman

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Critic Reviews for Pause

All Critics (12) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (12)

Fryogeni, who bears a striking resemblance to Frances McDormand, appears in almost every shot, and she carries the film with a bravura performance of a woman at her wit's end.

June 14, 2019 | Full Review…

Katie Walsh
Los Angeles Times
A work of considerable tonal complexity, as it stirs moments of pitch-black humor and short and violent reveries into an otherwise austerely told tale of spousal strife that wants to smash the patriarchy with feats of cinematic derring-do.

July 11, 2018 | Full Review…

Boyd van Hoeij
Hollywood Reporter
Pause is not an easy or a pleasant film to watch, but it does have individual moments and sequences that are simply transfixing, as well as a strong, well-defined painterly aesthetic.

September 27, 2019 | Full Review…

Deborah Krieger
Bust Magazine
There may be an absence of comedy, dry, situational, or otherwise, but Mishiali certainly didn't intend to squash any personal hopes and daydreams with this film. Rather, she made a film that demands them to flourish.

September 22, 2019 | Full Review…

Aaron Berry
Film Inquiry
Pause is dark, dry, and completely ruthless when it comes to admonishing the patriarchal structures that keep women down, particularly in the film's Cyprus setting.

August 21, 2019 | Full Review…

Orla Smith
Seventh Row
The film is observant, and Mishiali uses deftly its main character towards her self-regulated journey to freedom.

August 4, 2019 | Full Review…

Vassilis Kroustallis
Film Is A Fine Affair
Pause is a thoughtful, quietly provocative film that spotlights an individual whom most films relegate to the sidelines.

July 8, 2019 | Rating: 8/10 | Full Review…

Andrew Emerson
Film Threat
A vivid, near soliloquoy, men distorting women and bypassing the soul. And relief for suppressed passions and frustrations do eventually break free for moments, but with only elusive windows of dramatic conjecture provided - as perhaps it should be.

June 19, 2019 | Full Review…

Prairie Miller
WBAI Radio
A gender-specific and culturally unique crisis done up in a lively landscape fraught with a wide range of emotional, vengeful, and feared imaginations.

June 15, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Bill Arceneaux
Big Easy Magazine
Tonia Mishiali's film is gorgeous in its solemnity...there is a quiet tension that carries you through the film.

June 14, 2019 | Full Review…

Sherin Nicole
idobi.com
[First-time feature filmmaker Tonia] Mishiali's confident direction and [Stella] Fyrogeni's subtle and genuine performance are impressive.

June 14, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…

Kiko Martinez
San Antonio Current
Moving from bleak social realism that's occasionally leavened by dry wit towards stark horror and then something else altogether, Pause excels at identifying the tiny sources of stress in day to day life that can build until they become overwhelming.

October 30, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Jennie Kermode
Eye for Film