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HIDDEN LOVE (L'AMOUR CACHÉ)Movie Reviews
French language drama about a suicidal woman, a patient in a mental hospital, whose downward spiral has been propelled by the death of her only child. Cast:Isabelle Huppert, Greta Scacchi, Mélanie Laurent, Olivier GourmetDirector:Alessandro CaponeRelease Date:March 4, 2011DVD Release:March 15, 2011From:Cinema EpochLength:1 hr 40 min
Hidden Love (L'amour caché) played in Los Angeles to fair reviews. • Kevin Thomas wrote in the Los Angeles Times, "...absorbing thanks almost solely to Isabelle Huppert's sheer star power and intense focus. Without her, the film would be hopelessly glum.... director Alessandro Capone is in over his head, his star proceeds coolly and with absolute conviction..." More Reviews Below...
Hidden Love (L'amour caché) Positive Reviews (4 Reviews, reviews below)
Roger Ebert, RogerEbert.com: MODERATE(cg) "...knows exactly who it is about, but doesn't know what it thinks of them. That leaves us four clearly seen characters and a story wandering in the murk of despair."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 475 words, 02/24/11
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (3 Reviews)
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: FAIR "...absorbing thanks almost solely to Isabelle Huppert's sheer star power and intense focus. Without her, the film would be hopelessly glum.... director Alessandro Capone is in over his head, his star proceeds coolly and with absolute conviction..."(See all of Kevin Thomas's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 175 words, 03/04/11
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: MODERATE(cg) "...knows exactly who it is about, but doesn't know what it thinks of them. That leaves us four clearly seen characters and a story wandering in the murk of despair."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 475 words, 02/24/11
Phil Coldiron, LA Weekly: WEAK "...to director-writer Alessandro Capone, suicide is just a plot device.... it all wraps up with a crane shot-centric happy ending that could be biting if Capone's style weren't so literal."(See all of Phil Coldiron's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 229 words, 03/03/11
KEY CITIES (0 Reviews)
Hidden Love (L'amour caché) has not been reviewed in Key Cities
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (1 Review)
Phil Coldiron, LA Weekly: WEAK "...to director-writer Alessandro Capone, suicide is just a plot device.... it all wraps up with a crane shot-centric happy ending that could be biting if Capone's style weren't so literal."(See all of Phil Coldiron's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 229 words, 03/03/11
HIGHBROW PRESS (1 Review)
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: FAIR "...absorbing thanks almost solely to Isabelle Huppert's sheer star power and intense focus. Without her, the film would be hopelessly glum.... director Alessandro Capone is in over his head, his star proceeds coolly and with absolute conviction..."(See all of Kevin Thomas's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 175 words, 03/04/11
MOVIE INDUSTRY (2 Reviews)
Robert Koehler, Daily Variety: WEAK "Though Huppert is ideally cast, director Alessandro Capone's conception is studied, with a gummy pace and an inability to reach emotional catharsis that leaves just a hint of what the movie could have been."(See all of Robert Koehler's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 553 words, 10/22/07
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: FAIR "...absorbing thanks almost solely to Isabelle Huppert's sheer star power and intense focus. Without her, the film would be hopelessly glum.... director Alessandro Capone is in over his head, his star proceeds coolly and with absolute conviction..."(See all of Kevin Thomas's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 175 words, 03/04/11
10.0 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Hidden Love (L'amour caché)'s reviews are separated by an average 10.0 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.
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Coverage:Hidden Love (L'amour caché)'s reviews cover 5.7% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 1,432 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 358 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 100 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Hidden Love (L'amour caché)'s reviews on average broke 100 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 Hidden Love (L'amour caché)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Hidden Love (L'amour caché) (4 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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