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Gentle Monster

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A renowned pianist who, after relocating with her family to the countryside, uncovers a life-shattering truth that forces her to confront the complexities of love, trust, and deception.

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Stephen A. Russell Time Out 2d
An actor’s piece that relishes the miscommunication gaps ... Gentle Monster is compelling ... Kreutzer threads a fine needle through difficult material in a film that, even if it occasionally pulls its punches, will niggle on in your mind. Go to Full Review Justin Chang The New Yorker May 28
An overextended subplot centered on the home life of an investigating police officer (Jella Haase) makes the thuddingly reductive argument that we’re all enabling the monsters in our lives, gentle and otherwise. Go to Full Review Tomris Laffly Elle May 28
Understatedly feminist and disquieting. Among the most provocative [Cannes] competition films this year. Go to Full Review Amber Wilkinson Eye for Film 1d
3.5/5
Seydoux takes us into the maelstrom with Lucy, determined and doubtful, angry and grief-stricken, fearful and belligerent all at the same time. Go to Full Review Vanessa Thorpe Observer (UK) May 28
Kreutzer's study of the implosion of the relationship between a pair of young bohemian parents, played by Léa Seydoux and Laurence Rupp, is both affecting and credible. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Marie Kreutzer

Director

Léa Seydoux

Lucy Weiss

Jella Haase

Elsa Kühn

Laurence Rupp

Philip Weiss

Malo Blanchet

Johnny

Anton Rubtsov

Arian
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Movie Info

Synopsis A renowned pianist who, after relocating with her family to the countryside, uncovers a life-shattering truth that forces her to confront the complexities of love, trust, and deception.
Director
Marie Kreutzer
Producer
Alexander Glehr, Johanna Scherz
Screenwriter
Marie Kreutzer
Genre
Drama
Original Language
German
Runtime
1h 54m