Fresh
Desplechin's big, bold, iconoclastic feature Rois et Reine is a disconcerting film that can turn your head at the oddest moments.
Kate Taylor, Globe and Mail
Kings & Queen
2004 · 2h 30m · UNRATED
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Arnaud Desplechin
Overview
Shortly before her wedding, art gallery director Nora travels from Paris to Grenoble to visit her preteen son, Elias, who is spending time with her aging professor father, Louis, recently diagnosed with terminal cancer. During her stay, she reaches out to her former lover, Ismaël, a viola player and father figure to Elias who has been committed against his will to a mental hospital. Ismaël, however, has his own problems to sort out.
Director and cast
- Arnaud Desplechin Director
- Emmanuelle Devos as Nora Cotterelle
- Mathieu Amalric as Ismaël Vuillard
- Catherine Deneuve as Mme Vasset
- Maurice Garrel as Louis Jenssens
- Nathalie Boutefeu as Chloé Jenssens
- Jean-Paul Roussillon Cast
- Joachim Salinger Cast
- Magali Woch Cast
- Hippolyte Girardot Cast
- Valentin Lelong Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
88%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Funny, absurd, often mocking itself and always quoting cultural history.
Susan Walker, Toronto Star
Fresh
While these characters' lives are melodramatic, individual scenes burst with kinetic energy from fast editing and an script that deftly underscores the destructive nature of male-female relationships.
Bob Longino, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Fresh
There's a looseness to the camera work and storytelling that's appealingly breezy: This film feels, for better or worse, like real life.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Fresh
Kings and Queen, full of passion and humor, madness and grief, is close to a masterpiece.
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
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