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ALMAYER'S FOLLY (LA FOLIE ALMAYER)Movie Reviews
French/English/Khmer language drama about the difficult relationship of a Dutch trader and his estranged daughter in 1950s Malaysia. Cast:Stanislas Merhar, Aurora Marion, Marc Barbe, Zac Andrianasolo, Sakhna Oum, Solida ChanDirector:Chantal AkermanRelease Date:August 10, 2012DVD Release: TBD From:Shellac DistributionLength:2 hr 7 min
Almayer's Folly (La folie Almayer), Very Good Reviews NYC
Almayer's Folly (La folie Almayer) played in New York City to very good reviews. • Jesse Cataldo wrote for Slant, "...fervently passionate and formally meticulous.... In Chantal Akerman's able hands, this becomes a story of old orders disrupted, tables turned, and dynamics flipped." More Reviews Below...
Almayer's Folly (La folie Almayer) has not been reviewed by Broad National Press
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (3 Reviews)
Nicolas Rapold, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...elliptical, involuted... 'Almayer's Folly' is not friendly terrain to traverse; like some sinister version of Proust, it is a prolonged fever dream that ultimately yields madness."(See all of Nicolas Rapold's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 607 words, 08/10/12
Michael Atkinson, Village Voice: EXCELLENT "...hypnotic and fascinating... intensely rhythmic, brooding, and contemplative... the iconography of maddened white men lost in the Torrid Zone wilderness never gets old."(See all of Michael Atkinson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 230 words, 08/08/12
Michael Nordine, LA Weekly: OUTSTANDING "...chilling.... 'Almayer's Folly' is lush and dreamy (if not quite dreamlike), but it never feels unanchored or given to pointless meandering."(See all of Michael Nordine's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 519 words, 07/19/12
KEY CITIES (0 Reviews)
Almayer's Folly (La folie Almayer) has not been reviewed in Key Cities
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (3 Reviews)
Michael Atkinson, Village Voice: EXCELLENT "...hypnotic and fascinating... intensely rhythmic, brooding, and contemplative... the iconography of maddened white men lost in the Torrid Zone wilderness never gets old."(See all of Michael Atkinson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 230 words, 08/08/12
Michael Nordine, LA Weekly: OUTSTANDING "...chilling.... 'Almayer's Folly' is lush and dreamy (if not quite dreamlike), but it never feels unanchored or given to pointless meandering."(See all of Michael Nordine's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 519 words, 07/19/12
Jesse Cataldo, Slant: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...fervently passionate and formally meticulous.... In Chantal Akerman's able hands, this becomes a story of old orders disrupted, tables turned, and dynamics flipped."(See all of Jesse Cataldo's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 947 words, 08/06/12
HIGHBROW PRESS (1 Review)
Nicolas Rapold, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...elliptical, involuted... 'Almayer's Folly' is not friendly terrain to traverse; like some sinister version of Proust, it is a prolonged fever dream that ultimately yields madness."(See all of Nicolas Rapold's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 607 words, 08/10/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (3 Reviews)
Leslie Felperin, Daily Variety: FAIR "...thrown together on a low budget with a too-breezy disregard for cultural specifics. After a powerful opening scene and reasonably strong first act, the pic slowly leaks air."(See all of Leslie Felperin's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 529 words, 09/04/11
Neil Young, Hollywood Reporter: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...a slow-burning adaptation of Joseph Conrad's 1895 novel.... The main problem is its focus on two main characters who are, for various reasons, less than engaging."(See all of Neil Young's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 509 words, 09/03/11
Nicolas Rapold, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...elliptical, involuted... 'Almayer's Folly' is not friendly terrain to traverse; like some sinister version of Proust, it is a prolonged fever dream that ultimately yields madness."(See all of Nicolas Rapold's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 607 words, 08/10/12
26.5 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Almayer's Folly (La folie Almayer)'s reviews are separated by an average 26.5 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
Almayer's Folly (La folie Almayer) (6 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Almayer's Folly (La folie Almayer)'s reviews cover 6.4% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 3,341 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 557 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 55 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Almayer's Folly (La folie Almayer)'s reviews on average broke 55 days before opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Almayer's Folly (La folie Almayer)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
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