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Valley of Love

Released Mar 25, 2016

1h 32m

Drama

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A man (Gérard Depardieu) and his ex-wife (Isabelle Huppert) reunite in Death Valley, Calif., after they both receive a letter from their dead son.

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Critics Consensus

Powerful performances from Isabelle Huppert and Gérard Depardieu help Valley of Love compensate for the drift of a story that doesn't fully explore its intriguing themes.

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Ed Potton

Times (UK)

It plays out like a Gallic version of The Trip, the sitcom starring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon, but with fewer gags.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 10, 2016

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

The colour palette of bleached bone whites and brilliant blues, and the haunting music of Charles Ives add to the odd, mesmerising atmosphere.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 14, 2016

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David Jenkins

Little White Lies

Promises much, but ends up feeling strangely underpowered and insincere.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 12, 2016

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Vadim Rizov

Filmmaker Magazine

The movie builds to a surprisingly straightforward jab at the emotional solar plexus, which worked for me.

Jan 18, 2023

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Jane Freebury

The Canberra Times (Australia)

Valley of Love is a double treat.

Aug 22, 2022

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Lucía Ros Serra

Espinof

It tries to create a somewhat ghostly atmosphere that ends up not delving into the subject of loss and its confrontation. [Full Review in Spanish]

May 14, 2020

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Audience Member

Towering performances from veteran actors Isabelle Huppert and Gérard Depardieu diverge Valley Of Love from its many misguided attempts to deal with themes out of its scope.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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A clear example of nepotism at the Cannes Film Festival (it would have never competed if it were not French), and the beautiful cinematography and great actors cannot do much to save a terribly dull narrative that relies on such an awful amount of inelegant exposition.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Une performance impressionnante de Depardieu qui nous rappelle ainsi qu'il est toujours l'acteur audacieux et polyvalent parfaitement a l'aise chez Moliere, Blier, Duras, sur scene avec Barbara, ÃÂ Hollywood ou plus recemment en Belgique dans Mammuth et Valley of Love.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Audience Member

Almost an Huppert vs. Depardieu movie. It also happens to be a story about family, loss and love. It might lack some narrative depth but it still works as yet another example of the irresistible minimalism of French cinema.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Kinda' like Jim Jarmusch and Wim Wenders collaborating to re-make the Parent Trap. Slow, subtitled and at times excrutiating, in so many ways... but overall I couldn't take my eyes off it. Even when my girlfriend begged me to leave because she was so bored after the first 20 minutes. Full of stylized french "meaning". Subtle, complex, nuanced, symbolic. Kinda' a puzzle that requires you to put the pieces together. The sort of movie audiences don't like but critics do.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Synopsis

A man (Gérard Depardieu) and his ex-wife (Isabelle Huppert) reunite in Death Valley, Calif., after they both receive a letter from their dead son.

Director: Guillaume Nicloux
Producer: Sylvie Pialat, Benoît Quainon
Screenwriter: Guillaume Nicloux
Distributor: Strand Releasing
Production Co: France 3 Cinéma, Les Films du Worso, Scope Pictures, LGM Productions, DD Productions
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 25, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 14, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $28.3K
Runtime: 1h 32m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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