IndieWire by Eric Kohn

In a incredibly contained performance that ranks among the best of her career, Juliette Binoche portrays a woman trapped by mental and physical constraints alike.

Time Out by Keith Uhlich

Exploitative as this may seem in theory, it works beautifully onscreen, mostly because of Binoche’s radiantly complicated humanity.

The Dissolve by Scott Tobias

It seems like a departure, but soon turns into a Bruno Dumont film—and one of his most rigorous and powerful at that.

Variety by Guy Lodge

A measured, moving account of a brief period in the later life of the troubled sculptress, could hardly be the work of anyone else, with its sparseness of technique and persistent spiritual curiosity.

Los Angeles Times by Sheri Linden

In Binoche's masterfully contained performance, Camille's clouded eyes sometimes brighten. If we didn't know how her story will unfold, that spark might have been comforting.

Empire by David Parkinson

As meticulous as one of Claudel's sculptures, Hors Satan director Dumont and his star do this true-life story justice with an empathetic telling.

Time Out London by Geoff Andrew

Eschewing metaphor and mysticism (save insofar as his characters adopt them), [Dumont] has for once given us a film of immense visual beauty, thematic clarity and subtle resonance.

Chicago Sun-Times by Bill Stamets

We get a parable of individualism and its perils for a turn-of-the-20th century woman, one proclaimed by a critic of her time “a revolt against nature: a woman genius.”

The New York Times by Stephen Holden

Ms. Binoche’s portrayal of Camille is one of the most wrenching performances she has given.

Village Voice by Michael Atkinson

One of the year's thorniest releases.

The Hollywood Reporter by Jordan Mintzer

Juliette Binoche’s portrayal of the ill-fated artist is a study of restraint peppered with brief outbursts of emotion -- a riveting performance in an imposing, at times off-putting micro-biopic.

The Playlist by Jessica Kiang

The film makes distant what surely should be vital and alive.

Slant Magazine by Diego Semerene

Juliette Binoche's face, as we know, can tell a million stories in a simple and brief rearrangement of her facial muscles.

The A.V. Club by Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

Whatever nuance the movie has, it owes to Binoche’s performance; despite the material and visual context, she’s able to convey a sense of contradiction and inner life.