Rotten
Characters traipse around city streets singing 60s-style pop tunes in this ungainly, overconceived musical.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Beloved
Be hard be brave
2011 · 2h 19m · Not Rated
Drama, Music, Romance
Directed by
Christophe Honoré
Overview
From Paris in the 1960s to London in the first decade of the third millennium, Madeleine and her daughter Véra flit from one amorous adventure to the next, living for the moment and taking all the opportunities that life offers. But not every love affair is without its consequences, its upsets and its disappointments. As time goes by and gnaws away at one’s deepest feelings, love becomes a harder game to play.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
56%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Honore's a genuinely gifted eccentric of a filmmaker, but on the evidence of "Beloved," he could use a nap.
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Rotten
The plot of "Beloved," I'm afraid, may try your patience.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
Somehow manages to feel sprawling and epic, while at the same time presenting an intimately observed view of two women's love lives.
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
Rotten
Skips around the decades, taking a minimalist approach to history - mostly by demonstrating how recent traumatic events have inconvenienced the love lives of its central characters.
John Hartl, Seattle Times
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