Offering a poignant, subtle, realistic yet poetic portrait of a father-daughter relationship, 35 Shots of Rum is another enchanting film from Claire Denis, whose work is still little known in the U.S.
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12/30/09
35 Shots of Rum (2009)
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Reviews Counted:41
Fresh:39
Rotten:2
Average Rating:7.8/10
Consensus: This slow-moving French family drama is rich, complex, subtle and emotionally eloquent.
Synopsis: “The warmth radiating from 35 Shots of Rum, smoother than the finest liquor, reminds viewers how rarely movies capture the easygoing love embodied in a functional family, with all its support and... [More]
Starring: Alex Descas, Mati Diop, Nicole Dogue, Gregoire Colin
Director: Claire Denis
Reviews for 35 Shots of Rum
Gazes wisely and humanely on our collective need to love, be loved, and ultimately let go.
12/17/09
Don't miss this one.
12/04/09
Top Critic35 Shots of Rum is visual poetry, but poetry that examines the human condition with insight and illumination.
12/03/09
Bittersweet.
11/18/09
I liked these characters, and suddenly not having them in my life anymore, simply because Denis has decided to start the closing credits, devastated me.
10/29/09
Understated, beautifully acted, and with an exacting soundtrack, 35 Shots of Rum goes down easily but packs a subtle kick.
10/29/09
One of the best films of the year.
10/08/09
Top CriticSeveral sequences have little to no dialogue but give us a rich, ambivalent view of the characters and their feelings ... . It's a directorial risk that pays off with an indelible experience.
10/08/09
Claire Denis returns with a relatively simpler, more narrative-based feature, though without sacrificing any of her unique flow.
09/18/09
Denis -- who has called the film a tribute to the great Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu -- keeps dialogue to a minimum as she delicately examines how immigration is changing the face of France.
09/18/09
35 Shots of Rum is a quiet and lovely new film by the French director Claire Denis.
09/16/09
Top CriticFrench director Claire Denis is one of the most magical filmmakers in the world.
09/16/09
Perhaps as a result of channeling Ozu, Denis's incipient humanism comes through more directly than in her existentially forbidding The Intruder or even her acclaimed, baroque Herman Melville remix Beau Travail.
09/16/09
To fall in love with it, viewers only have to be receptive to a movie that examines the ties that bind with grace, wit and depth.
09/16/09
Precisely, rigorously, technically, 35 Shots of Rum is a masterpiece.
09/16/09
The most adult film of the year.
09/15/09
This deep devotion to physicality and wordless expression has been part of Denis' repertoire for some time but it has never been so soulful and seductive.
09/15/09
Depicts everyday details and conveys overarching emotional upheavals with a compassion and gentleness that's quietly devastating.
09/13/09
All families do face life changes: children grow up, parents grow old, desire waxes and wanes. I've rarely seen a film which captures the joy and sadness so well.
08/07/09
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