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The Childhood of a Leader mirrors the rise of fascism in post-WWI Europe with a well-acted, confidently crafted look at one young man's unsettling coming of age.
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The Childhood of a Leader signals a fascinating new talent in art cinema: the actor Brady Corbet. October 10, 2016 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
The Childhood of a Leader signals a fascinating new talent in art cinema: the actor Brady Corbet.
Kate Muir
Never dull. August 21, 2016 | Full Review…
Never dull.
Charlotte O'Sullivan
Ambitious period fantasy that poses existential questions about those we call monsters. August 18, 2016 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Ambitious period fantasy that poses existential questions about those we call monsters.
Sophie Monks Kaufman
It might be considered arch for a young first-timer to release a movie with this title, but Corbet has earned the right to be precocious. What an exciting debut. August 18, 2016 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review…
It might be considered arch for a young first-timer to release a movie with this title, but Corbet has earned the right to be precocious. What an exciting debut.
Peter Bradshaw
This is not always a subtle film, but its spooky mood leaves a strong impression. August 15, 2016 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
This is not always a subtle film, but its spooky mood leaves a strong impression.
Dave Calhoun
This is a director's showcase and Corbet, with the support of a superb tech team (especially composer Scott Walker) impresses and fascinates. July 28, 2016 | Full Review…
This is a director's showcase and Corbet, with the support of a superb tech team (especially composer Scott Walker) impresses and fascinates.
Gary Goldstein
This is a fascinating, eerie portrayal of a crumbling oligarchy shedding its skin for the rise of a new terror. August 22, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
This is a fascinating, eerie portrayal of a crumbling oligarchy shedding its skin for the rise of a new terror.
Nicholas Bell
A skilful debut and beautiful cinematic text which causes a pervading mood of discomfort. March 29, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
A skilful debut and beautiful cinematic text which causes a pervading mood of discomfort.
Rachel Brook
The nightmarish epilogue is a striking and terrifying collage of shots from disorientating angles -- conveying collusion, confusion, messianic adulation and menace in an unnamed nation. February 19, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
The nightmarish epilogue is a striking and terrifying collage of shots from disorientating angles -- conveying collusion, confusion, messianic adulation and menace in an unnamed nation.
Alexa Dalby
While a more allegorical approach may have provided a shallower sense of satisfaction, it is the deliberate ambiguities of Childhood of a Leader that house its lasting, more enduring and inescapably disturbing impact. August 25, 2018 | Full Review…
While a more allegorical approach may have provided a shallower sense of satisfaction, it is the deliberate ambiguities of Childhood of a Leader that house its lasting, more enduring and inescapably disturbing impact.
Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
How a kid becomes a fascist. November 13, 2017 | Rating: B | Full Review…
How a kid becomes a fascist.
Harvey S. Karten
Demands that kind of close attention, and rewards it as well. May 14, 2017 | Full Review…
Demands that kind of close attention, and rewards it as well.
Sarah Ward
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