Alisson Lalieux, Ana Palomo-Diaz, Astrid Homme
Confused, yet curious, six-year-old Iris is taken in hand by Bianca, the leader of a group of girls who live in one of five houses that make up a kind of boarding school. The only adults are old serva...( read more
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DVD Release Date: November 13, 2007
Stats: 249 reviews
Innocence takes place in a mysterious boarding school by a lake, immersed in a haunting, lush forest. Inside, the girls receive biology and dance lessons, swim, and play. They have no idea why they've been sent there, and have no idea when they will be leaving. Mademoiselle Edith...( read more)
In terms of style and execution this film is a rare delight. Hadzihalilovic creates such an intense and sinister atmosphere without the film ever being intense or sinister. It is in fact the film's almost naive innocence that plays with the viewers preconceptions forcing us to co...( read more)
This has to be one of the most intensely boring films I've ever seen. That said, it is oddly compulsive viewing. A metaphor equating the passage from innocence to sexual maturity with the life cycle of the butterfly, the film is, unfortunately, not quite as magical as it should b...( read more)
Very difficult to get a handle on. Innocence is an intimate French drama concerning the endangerment of children at a young girl's boarding school. Various rules are in force, heighteneing the sense of preciousness in the pre-teens' lives.
Marion Cotillard is the only 'name' act...( read more)
The use of subtle clues, metaphors and photography as the main story teller makes "Innocence" a confusing and often frustrating experience, where much is left for viewer interpretation. However, Hadzihalilovic manages to create a pretty intense and ominous atmosphere, with help f...( read more)
The story plot seems different to the story plots I usually watch but it looks Interesting so why not give it a try
expertly produce and skillfully acted. sinister and altogether vage, obtuse and a metaphoric slightly dreamlike scape of youth. slow to the point of boredom at moments, yet still compelling.
eloquent and simple, it leaves you grasping for a meaning yet prevails an enigma.
Subtle clues, metaphors, and photography combine in this film and make for a confusing but elequent piece.
The plot itself is opun to the viewers mind to create,so loosely woven are the scenes that you find yourself in a way creating half of the film yourself,filling in and a...( read more)
Bursting with pretentious pap about women's journey from a state of undefiled innocence to sullied slutdom. full review
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