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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. Oct 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. Aug 21, 2016 | Full Review…
Never dull.
Charlotte O'Sullivan
Ambitious period fantasy that poses existential questions about those we call monsters. Aug 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. Aug 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. Aug 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. Jul 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
A skilful debut and beautiful cinematic text which causes a pervading mood of discomfort. Mar 28, 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. Feb 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. Aug 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. Nov 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
Sudden lens strobe and Scott Walker's sawing score connect the character to the tumult of 20th century Europe, suggesting the child is its destructive heir, and the film climaxes with a remarkable final sequence May 9, 2017 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Sudden lens strobe and Scott Walker's sawing score connect the character to the tumult of 20th century Europe, suggesting the child is its destructive heir, and the film climaxes with a remarkable final sequence
Craig Mathieson
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