Rotten
Endless auditions get the annoying Francois nowhere closer to grasping what turns women on.
Bill Stamets, Chicago Sun-Times
The Exterminating Angels
2006 · 1h 43m · Not Rated
Drama, Fantasy
Directed by
Jean-Claude Brisseau
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The Exterminating Angels
Overview
A filmmaker holds a series of boundary-pushing auditions for his latest project: a thriller on the subject of female pleasure.
Director and cast
- Jean-Claude Brisseau Director
- Maroussia Dubreuil as Charlotte
- Lise Bellynck as Julie
- Marie Allan as Stéphanie
- Frédéric van den Driessche as François
- Jeanne Cellard as Grandmother
- Margaret Zenou as Apparition 2
- Raphaële Godin as Apparition 1 / Rebecca
- Estelle Galarme as Olivia
- Sophie Bonnet as Francois' Wife
- Virginie Legeay as Virginie
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
49%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Critics I admire have assured me that many of Brisseau's earlier films are less silly, more interesting, and even commendable.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Fresh
The content may be dubious, but the execution is hypnotic.
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
Rotten
Gorgeous French silliness, yes, featuring stunning women having languorous, artful sex with each other. What was I saying? Oh yes, the silliness. Artful, gorgeous, sexy, sure, but ridiculous nonetheless.
Michael Booth, Denver Post
Fresh
[Director] Brisseau calculatedly offsets the silliness of the surreal elements and the earnestness applied to the sex by savoring the overall absurdity.
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
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