Bluebeard
Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
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2010
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Anne reads her younger sister, Marie-Catherine, the story of Bluebeard. In 17th-century France, another set of sisters — also named Anne and Marie-Catherine — are left impoverished by their father's death. Marie-Catherine dreams of marrying into money, and soon falls for wealthy divorcé Bluebeard. Grateful for the chance at a life of comfort, Marie-Catherine marries Bluebeard — in spite of rumors that he has made a hobby of murdering his wives.
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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
80 min
Release date:
26 Mar 2010
Country:
FR
Languages:
French
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Breillat has produced her funniest and most immediately pleasurable film to date.
– David Fear,
Time Out,
15 Jul 2010
fresh:
A simple device, the parallel structure freshens and enlarges the familiar story precisely because Breillat doesn't put too much weight on it.
– Mark Feeney,
Boston Globe,
13 May 2010
rotten:
Those looking for a re-interpretation of a classic fairytale will certainly find it in Bluebeard. They just won't find a very good one.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
30 Apr 2010
rotten:
A movie that has all the when-will-he-draw-the-scimitar suspense of Friday the 13th as made by Robert Bresson. In other words, none at all.
– Owen Gleiberman,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Mar 2010
fresh:
All fairy tales have morals and the one in Ms. Breillat's Bluebeard is brutal, suitably bloody and, like all good retellings, both similar to and different from earlier iterations.
– Manohla Dargis,
New York Times,
26 Mar 2010