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The Woman in the Fifth

La femme du vème (The Woman in the Fifth)

2011

Pawel Pawlikowski

Ethan Hawke, Kristin Scott Thomas, Samir Guesmi, Joanna Kulig ...

5.1

569

Mystery. Thriller A college lecturer flees to Paris after a scandal costs him his job. In the City of Lights, he meets a widow who might be involved in a series of murders.

	Media	Author	Review
		Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly	"[Pawlikowski] creates a nice sense of paranoia and multicultural bewilderment that's the welcome tonal opposite of Woody Allen's romanticized 'Midnight in Paris' fripperies"
		Manohla Dargis The New York Times	"Although Mr. Pawlikowski often shows Mr. Hawke in medium and long shots, the actor draws you close."
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"It often feels like a sort of b-side to 'The Tenant'; it could, alternatively, have worked as one of the stories in the 'Three Colours' trilogy. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Keith Uhlich Time Out	"You realize you've been watching an object that's all surface, no soul. (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Lou Lumenick New York Post	"Pawel Pawlikowski's great-looking but pretentious adaptation of a Douglas Kennedy novel."

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