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Fidelio: Alice's Journey

Fidelio, l’odyssée d’Alice

2014

Lucie Borleteau

Ariane Labed, Melvil Poupaud, Anders Danielsen Lie, Pascal Tagnati ...

5.6

410

Drama Alice is a sailor. While her partner Félix waits for her on land, she sets off as second mechanic on the Fidelio, an old freighter. On board, she discovers not only that her predecessor has just died, but also that the skipper is none other than the first great love of her life. Alice finds a notebook in her cabin, apparently that of the former mechanic, and on reading its contents – accounts of mechanical problems, sexual conquests and ... [+]

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Trevor Johnston Time Out	"A remarkably assured first feature. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)"	POS
United States	Ben Sachs Chicago Reader	"The movie has as much to say about life in the globalized economy as it does about eroticism."	POS
United Kingdom	Kate Muir The Times	"The explosions are subtler than you might expect, and Lebed is superb in the role. (...) rating: ★★★ (out of five)"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"The whole thing is contrived and just a little preposterous. (...) Rating: ★★ (out of five)"	NEG
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"Anchored by a courageous lead performance and steered by a fresh-voiced distaff helmer showing impressive command of both atmosphere and subtext."	POS

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