Kings and Queen
Kings and Queen
2004
Comedy
Drama
2h 30m
Parallel storylines tell the current state of affairs for two ex-lovers: Nora's a single mother who comes to care for her terminally ill father; holed in up in mental ward, Ismael, a brilliant musician, plots his escape. (imdb)
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Kings and Queen
2004
Comedy
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2h 30m
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Rated 06 Mar 2010
91
98th
This crazy quilt of a movie has something going on in every scene --an idea, a surprise, an experiment. But there's a method to the madness. Desplechin is exploring the link between comedy and tragedy, how the latter always lurks underneath the former, and vice versa. The film is both outrageous and subtle, abrasive and tender. It hangs together through the theme of adoption, which is a form of assuming responsibility for that which is not innately yours, a shift in perspective.
Rated 06 Mar 2010
Rated 31 Jul 2009
79
78th
A very strong first act with some great performances and natural and intriguing relationships between the characters. Ismael is the most endearing, truthful to a fault and occasionally vulgar but never malicious. The film has a few melodramatic and unbelievable scenes in the later half and it begins to lose focus.
Rated 31 Jul 2009
Rated 10 May 2007
88
87th
Combines the technical and formal postmodern adventurism of Tarantino with the sharply drawn, emotionally cruel characterization of Baumbach -- it's as astonishing as it is devastating.
Rated 10 May 2007
Rated 05 Oct 2015
4
34th
Spastic, cold, a lot of secondary plots, a large family tree, long, tedious, unfunny despite its repeated attempts to be funny...I think I have a natural aversion to these kind of overly ambitious ensemble pieces. Waiting for this movie to end was like waiting in a doctor's office. Perhaps this is a personal problem of mine? I dunno. I suppose the problem with this movie starts with Nora and Ismael, neither of whom are characters I gravitated to at all.
Rated 05 Oct 2015
Rated 24 Jan 2011
90
95th
Terrific film. A bit saddened that Deneuve (who just has a certain radiance about her even - especially, perhaps - now in her more advanced years) had such a small part, but this was just very impressive. I think Desplechin's stylistic quirks work better in this one than in Un Conte Noël, but perhaps I just need to see all his films over again after I' ve watched them all. Either way the direction and editing was great here, plus Amalric is a certified bawss and the soundtrack was excellent.
Rated 24 Jan 2011
Rated 30 Oct 2013
65
35th
There are so many moments in it I love and ideas I love, and I want to love it as a whole but something about the aesthetic and the way Desplechin pulls it all together just bugs me :(
Rated 30 Oct 2013
Rated 22 Jun 2008
65
71st
A difficult film to rate. I feel that Desplechin aspires to make a great film, and that he has the potential to do so. But, judging from the two of his films I have seen, I don't think he has quite delivered thus far. In spite of everything, a kind of coldness seems to remain about the characters, that is to say, they seem to have been coldly drawn.
Rated 22 Jun 2008
Rated 21 Feb 2016
18
96th
Star Rating: ★★★★★
Rated 21 Feb 2016
Rated 13 Jul 2016
65
63rd
Quality remake of the classic B-movie I MARRIED THE DEAD.
Actually... the film hardly feels radical at all in 2016 (except for the duration, I guess) which is probably a testament to its stylistic success. A good souljerker.
Rated 13 Jul 2016
Rated 26 Jun 2019
70
57th
a healthy mess. was the lawyer friend maître mamanne a complete hallucination?
Rated 26 Jun 2019
Rated 11 Aug 2009
56
32nd
Great performances, but incredibly overlong.
Rated 11 Aug 2009
Rated 03 Dec 2010
25
61st
"An extravagant doodle dealing with family and mental illness, this is Arnaud Desplechin's most straightforward and scattershot film to date." - Ed Gonzalez
Rated 03 Dec 2010
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