Rotten
Narcissistic, skin-deep, cautionary tale about the dangers of middle-aged married women having flings with young men.
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Overview
The end of an affair from the woman's point of view.
Director and cast
- Brigitte Roüan Director
- Brigitte Roüan as Diane Clovier
- Patrick Chesnais as Philippe Clovier
- Boris Terral as Emilio
- Nils Tavernier as François Narou
- Françoise Arnoul as Madame LePluche
- Emmanuelle Bach as Caroline
- Gaëlle Le Fur as Isabelle
- Roberto Plate as Miguel
- Félix Dedet-Roüan as Basile
- Jean-Claude Chapuis as Musical Classes Player
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
74%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A hauntingly honest and provocative look at what an all-consuming love can in fact consume.
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
Rouan's writing, as far as can be judged from subtitles, is pointed and vital. Her performance is superb.
Stanley Kauffmann, The New Republic
Fresh
By the end of the film, we have come to admire Rouan's courage as a performer and a filmmaker, in following Diane's mania as far as it will go.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten
Weak, superficial, and unconvincing, it turns what could have been a searing experience into a trite, overwrought melodrama.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
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