Curling
Drama
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2010
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Set in a rural Québec village in the dead of winter, Jean-François, a single father, works at a deserted bowling alley at night and in a rundown motel during the day. His daughter, Julyvonne, never leaves their home. Jean-François isolates her in fear that contact with the outside world will scar her the way it has him.
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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
92 min
Release date:
1 Jun 2010
Country:
CA
Languages:
French
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
2 wins & 7 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
"Curling" is, in part, a film about secrets. Maybe we know what's going on, maybe we don't. That subtly unsettling ambiguity is yet another thing that makes this beguiling film so enticingly different.
– Jeff Shannon,
Seattle Times,
10 Nov 2011
fresh:
A bleakly allusive look at frozen lives, "Curling'' is very much a specialty item - a movie that goes nowhere slowly.
– Ty Burr,
Boston Globe,
5 Oct 2011
rotten:
No fan of linear narrative, intent only on revealing things through a glass darkly, writer-director Denis Cote wants us to be puzzled. He succeeds rather too well.
– Rick Groen,
Globe and Mail,
4 Mar 2011