Unforgivable (2012)
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76% of critics liked it
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34% of users liked it
(1,544 ratings)
Francis (André Dussollier) is a successful crime writer who moves to Venice to work on his next novel. When he meets model-turned-real-estate-agent Judith (Carole Bouquet), he is instantly infatuated. Francis and Judith eventually marry and move to a remote house on Torcello Island but Francis'… More Francis (André Dussollier) is a successful crime writer who moves to Venice to work on his next novel. When he meets model-turned-real-estate-agent Judith (Carole Bouquet), he is instantly infatuated. Francis and Judith eventually marry and move to a remote house on Torcello Island but Francis' newfound happiness hinders his writing. Obsessing over what Judith does while at work, he hires a young ex-convict to investigate. As Judith's sexual past is revealed both men become increasing fixated on the mysterious woman. Set against the beautiful backdrop of Venice, Unforgivable examines the consequences of unresolved past relationships and their far-reaching effects into the future. -- (C) Strand
- Directed By
- Andre Techine
- Written By
- Andre Techine, Mehdi Ben Attia
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Drama
- In Theaters
- Jun 29, 2012 Limited
- Studio
- Strand Releasing
Critic Reviews
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Tirdad Derakhshani, Philadelphia Inquirer
An exquisitely crafted, brilliant, confusing, disordered, maddening, and wonderfully flawed film that tries to show life as it is lived.
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Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
It creates the lived-in sense of being in the world of the characters.
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John Hartl, Seattle Times
Bouquet and the waterways of Venice are the chief charms of Téchiné's movie, which is otherwise one of his less convincing efforts.
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
What makes the film involving is that it doesn't depend on the mechanical resolution of the plot, but on the close observation of its effects on these distinctive characters.
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Stanley Kauffmann, The New Republic
[Unforgivable] sets out as an account of unusual lives, finishes as a portrait of a society -- one that lives between the conventional and the openly low.
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Cast
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André Dussollier
as Francis
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Carole Bouquet
as Judith
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Mélanie Thierry
as Alice
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Adriana Asti
as Anna Maria
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Mauro Conte
as Jérémie
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Alexis Loret
as Roger
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Zoé Duthion
as Vicky
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Sandra Toffolatti
as La Comtesse
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Andrea Pergolesi
as Alvise
