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For a Woman(Pour une femme)

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France · 2013
1h 50m
Director Diane Kurys
Starring Benoît Magimel, Mélanie Thierry, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Sylvie Testud
Genre Drama

After the death of her mother, Anne makes a shocking discovery: an old photograph that casts doubt on her family origins. As she lifts the lid on a long-forgotten family secret, Anne learns that her mother once succumbed to an amorous passion that was as intense as it was short-lived...

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Entertainment Weekly by

The acting is largely irreproachable, but the direction is leaden, and the movie just can’t overcome its clunky framing device and nagging air of inauthenticity.

70

Arizona Republic by Bill Goodykoontz

For a Woman, Diane Kurys' semi-autobiographical film, benefits greatly from its intimate nature, in which a woman discovers secrets from her family's past.

50

Village Voice by Danny King

Visually, Kurys offers a mostly conventional, period-handsome widescreen style, which suits her capable actors just fine. The real drawback, though, is the spoon-feeding frame narrative, which takes away from the urgency.

60

The New York Times by Rachel Saltz

The 1980s sequences, with their tears and epiphanies, are less vivid and less convincing. An inviting sense of mystery hangs over the events of 1947, Ms. Kurys’s origin story.

70

Los Angeles Times by Robert Abele

There's storytelling vigor here and fine performances, plus some pointed exchanges about the burdens of cultural identity and emotional preservation in the aftermath of immense upheaval.

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