Indochine

"Catherine Deneuve reigns in 'Indochine' (...) The subject is potentially rich, but the screenplay (...) has neither the conviction of fact, the sense of revelation found in good fiction, nor the fun of trashy literature." 

"A riveting romantic saga, thanks to Catherine Deneuve's classy performance, a sizzling story line and eye-catching locales in Vietnam." 

"A fairly enjoyable camp melodrama with overblown acting, great scenery, and characters who all seem to have stepped out of daytime soaps" 

"Rest assured you will be enthralled (...) [Camille's radicalization] turns the hauntingly beautiful 'Indochine' into a wrenching tale of displacement." 

"A lethargic opium dream of colonial Vietnam, "Indochine" looks back on French imperialism with a dramatically deadening spiritual fatigue. (...) Clearly Wargnier (...) has a fondness for extended metaphors, preferring intellectual artifice over character development. None of his characters is particularly complex or consistent, 

"The allegorical intimations may not be entirely credible (...) It's rather enervatingly composed; and the pacing could certainly be tighter (...) It's easy to be seduced by it." 

"As the film lurches from absurdity to absurdity (...) the score is left to do the work, underlaying each empty image and line with a stirring crescendo." 

"The picture plunges us into a breathless adventure (...) Vincent Perez and Linh Dan Pham handle multifaceted roles with great aplomb (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"