May 23, 2008
Functional but well performed recollection of the AIDS epidemic and its fallout amongst a group of unlikable bourgeoisie.
Michel Blanc, Emmanuelle Béart, Sami Bouajila, Julie Depardieu, Johan Libéreau
Paris, 1984: A group of friends contend with the first outbreak of the AIDS epidemic.
DVD Release Date: June 24, 2008
Stats: 128 reviews
Flixster Reviews (128)
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February 12, 2009Magnifique film qui en bout compte n,en ressort pas grand choses. Ces forces sont ses faiblesses. C'est un film sur tout et rien qui ne sombre pas facilement dans le mélodramatique, mais en fin de compte, tout est tellement abordé en surface qu'au final, on ne se sent pas touché ...( read more)
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June 8, 2008the lead is very cute in this. good tragedy about aids when nobody knew what it was yet.
Critic Reviews
October 18, 2008
David Edelstein, New York Magazine
May 16, 2008
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The Witnesses doesn't pay off with a great operatic pinnacle, but it's better that way. Better to show people we care about facing facts they care desperately about, without the consolation of plot me... full review
March 13, 2008
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
Director Andre Techine's story is one of subtle emotional tones that require the most of an actor, and the cast is uniformly compelling. full review
February 3, 2008
Marcy Dermansky, About.com
This film need not be approached with dread or trepidation; life, as witnessed by this small group of flawed but always empathetic characters, is a messy, ugly, and unfair business, but sometimes stil... full review
January 30, 2008
Armond White, The New York Press
The Witnesses is a period-piece but feels utterly contemporary through its characters' urgent, overlapping imperatives. full review
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