Rotten
By the film's end, it's clear what Augustine is running from, but it's hard to grasp where she was in the first place.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Overview
Set in Belle Époque France, the story follows nineteen-year-old "hysteria" patient Augustine, the star of Professor Charcot's experiments in hypnosis, as she transitions from object of study to object of desire.
Director and cast
- Alice Winocour Director
- Soko as Augustine
- Vincent Lindon as Charcot
- Chiara Mastroianni as Constance
- Grégoire Colin as Verdan
- Roxane Duran as Rosalie
- Olivier Rabourdin as Bourneville
- Lise Lamétrie as Head nurse of the Salpêtrière
- Sophie Cattani as Blanche
- Ange Ruzé as Pierre
- Stéphan Wojtowicz as Conti
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
75%
Tomatometer
Rotten
That the film raises interesting questions might be good enough, except that, while the movie goes about denying us information we want, it gives us details we don't need. "Augustine" churns slowly and doesn't make for compelling viewing.
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Rotten
French physician Jean-Martin Charcot hypnotized, photographed and exhibited a hysteric, as does French director Alice Winocour for a clinical love story and empowerment tale.
Bill Stamets, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
Ultimately, while this character-based drama proves consistently engrossing, it leaves various pertinent and fascinating issues frustratingly unexplored.
Godfrey Cheshire, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten
The psychosexual drama plays out beneath the surface -- the movie is so understated it sometimes feels inert.
Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader
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