Almayer's Folly (2012)
Average Rating: 8.5/10
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Fresh: 8 | Rotten: 0
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The first narrative feature in seven years by the great Chantal Akerman is this adaptation of Joseph Conrad's debut novel, which concerned a Dutch trader living in Malaysia. Transplanting the story from the 1890s to the 1950s, Akerman has brought the history of an extra half-century of colonialism and foreign intervention to bear on Conrad's tale, a story of cultural conflict, desire, and despair. Having married the adopted Malay daughter of the wealthy Captain Lingard inorder to obtain an
Aug 10, 2012 Limited
Shellac Distribution
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All Critics (10) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (8) | Rotten (0)
It seems no accident that Almayer's torpor, once a heartache, spreads like tendrils throughout the film.
Top CriticAkerman's formal control is, as always, astounding ...
One of the year's most hypnotic and fascinating films ...
More a formal treat than a great movie, Almayer's Folly should at least engage fans of director Chantal Akerman.
Fervently passionate and formally meticulous, the latest stunning coup for a director who's made a career of repurposing archetypal storylines.
There's little if any comfort to be found in death, just the sense that our quibbles -- few of which are so enticing as quests for buried riches -- amount to rather little.
A work of engulfing jungles and rivers, vehement and incantatory speeches, and piercing female gazes in front of and behind the camera.
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Foreign Titles
- Almayer's Folly (La folie Almayer) (DE)
- Almayer's Folly (La folie Almayer) (UK)
