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The Origin of Evil

L'origine du mal

2022

Sébastien Marnier

Suzanne Clément, Laure Calamy, Doria Tillier, Jacques Weber ...

6.0

733

Thriller. Drama Jealousy and bitterness breaks the Stephane's family who invents a whole other life for herself in order to impress the rich man and the women surrounded, who undermines her.

	Media	Author	Review
		David Katz Cineuropa	"It feels like the kind of brisk, undemanding, back-of-the-seat entertainment that might make a few hours of a long-haul flight melt away"
		Allan Hunter Screendaily	"The clever machinations of the plot are always underpinned by a strong ensemble cast playing the emotional truth of the situations to the hilt"
		Glenn Whipp Los Angeles Times	"The second-hour intrigue is sharp enough to hold your interest and the final bit of untwisting registers as near-perfect"
		Stephanie Bunbury Deadline	"It is more of a murderous romp that has something of the spirit of 'Knives Out', although it doesn’t hit its plot points with anything like that film’s whip-smartness (...) their actual characters are disappointingly flat"
		Glenn Kenny rogerebert.com	"A gnarly, knotty thriller [where] Calamy gives a dramatic performance of unsettling depth (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Clayton Dillard Slant	"A thriller with scant thrills but plenty of echoes of better, more explosive works (...) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"
		Beatrice Loayza The New York Times	"This decadent murder-movie takes the online credo, 'be gay, do crimes', and runs with it —to delicious results"
		Owen Gleiberman Variety	"An enticing French drama of family wealth, featuring a new-style femme fatale (...) Laure Calamy dazzles"
		Ryan Lattanzio IndieWire	"A sophisticated, hitchcockian grifter tale with a great Laure Calamy performance"
		Jonathan Romney The Guardian	"Something light but acidic is just what you want to prime the palate"

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