La Frontiere de l'Aube (Frontier of the Dawn) (2008)

67% of critics liked it
(6 reviews)
45% of users liked it
(300 ratings)

Neglected by her husband and longing for companionship, lonely Hollywood actress Carole enters into a passionate affair with a photographer who has been assigned to capture her portrait. Filmmaker Philippe Garrel directs a drama starring Louis Garrel, Clémentine Poidatz, and Laura Smet. ~ Jason… More Neglected by her husband and longing for companionship, lonely Hollywood actress Carole enters into a passionate affair with a photographer who has been assigned to capture her portrait. Filmmaker Philippe Garrel directs a drama starring Louis Garrel, Clémentine Poidatz, and Laura Smet. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 47 min.
Directed By: Philippe Garrel
Written By: Philippe Garrel, Arlette Langmann, Marc Cholodenko
Genres: Art House & International, Drama

In Theaters: May 22, 2008 Wide
On DVD: Jan 26, 2010
Studio: Rectangle Productions

Critic Reviews

Manohla Dargis, New York Times
Love is a universe of two in Philippe Garrel's fatalistic romance Frontier of Dawn.
Chris Cabin, Filmcritic.com
Garrel has mastered a own very personal tone that makes even a minor work such as this feel essential and vital
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Tedious fatalistic French melodrama.
Avi Offer, NYC Movie Guru
Has exquisite cinematography and an initially absorbing and compelling plot which, midway, loses steam and becomes pretentious and awkward while leaving you with a bad aftertaste.
Keith Uhlich, Time Out New York
Garrel père reunites with Garrel fils for this frequently tedious rumination on rabid passion that still manages to linger in the mind.

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Rubia Carolina .

Pretty good till the supernatural part. Maybe if Carole wasn't so scaring inside (his mind?) the mirror ... What I specially like about this movie is that the story is very recent (she dies in 2007), but we feel in 70's, without any trace of modern life. Brazilian writer… More
Pretty good till the supernatural part. Maybe if Carole wasn't so scaring inside (his mind?) the mirror ... What I specially like about this movie is that the story is very recent (she dies in 2007), but we feel in 70's, without any trace of modern life. Brazilian writer Nelson Rodrigues' words describe very well the movie: "love, if not eternal, wasn't love". </br> </br>