Criminal Lovers

Criminal Lovers (1999)

  • 64% of critics liked it
    (14 reviews)

  • 61% of users liked it
    (1,748 ratings)

French bad boy director François Ozon, who caused a stir with his controversial first feature Sitcom (1998) and his shorts A Summer Dress (1997) and See the Sea (1997), creates a dark and brooding tale of transgression and sexuality for his second feature outing. Alice (Natacha Régnier) is a bored,… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 30 min.
Directed By
François Ozon
Genres
Drama, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense
In Theaters
Jul 21, 2000 Wide
On DVD
Aug 14, 2001
Strand Releasing

Critic Reviews

  • Greg Muskewitz, eFilmCritic.com

    There's a lot of excitement and tension to Lovers and the originality that Ozon goes about it in his 'fractured fairy tales' way makes it adventurous and worthwhile.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    A gay fairy tale based on "Hansel and Gretel."

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