SummaryFrance in 1943 during the German occupation. Every night, guitarist and composer Django Reinhardt delights Parisian audiences with his witty, life-affirming ‘gypsy swing’ music. Whilst many other Romany people are finding themselves the target of racist persecution and being murdered in concentration camps, Django believes himself to be safe due ... Read More
Directed By:Etienne Comar
Written By:Etienne Comar, Alexis Salatko
Django
Metascore
Mixed or Average
49
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Universal Acclaim
8.5
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
15% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
77% Mixed
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8% Negative
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1 Review
Feb 18, 2017
67
Django deserves credit for refusing to fit its subject into the straightjacket of a survival tale, and Ketab’s expressive turn — much of which is captured in close-ups — provides the story with a richness that the writing struggles to achieve on its own.
Jan 4, 2018
60
Django expresses, via the language of film genre, not what Reinhardt’s life was but what it might have felt like.
Feb 18, 2017
60
This semi-fictionalized account rings false whenever it eschews reality for a WWII cloak-and-dagger intrigue, trying too hard to dazzle us with plot instead of letting the music speak for itself.
Feb 1, 2018
50
A more honest script might’ve supported Reda Kateb’s laid-back, medium-effective portrayal of Reinhardt more fully. As is, he’s depicted as an artist man floating through his awful times, living for the music.
Jan 4, 2018
50
The finale enlivens an otherwise staid biopic, but whether the film has earned a moment of uplift is unclear.
Feb 18, 2017
50
The film — while not an especially compelling or well-told biopic unto itself — shines much-needed attention on the plight of the Roma people at the hands of German (and French) officials.
Jan 5, 2018
38
Django is for the most part everything Reinhardt’s music was not: listless, glum and meandering.
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Jan 8, 2018
9
If you are a fan of Django, then you will really enjoy this movie. If you are into music, then you will really enjoy this movie. If you are a movie critic and have none of the above attributes, then your life is missing something. I found this movie compelling, interesting and totally un-Hollywood.
Production Company:
- Fidélité Films
- Arches Films
- Moana Films
- Curiosa Films
- Pathé
- France 2 Cinéma
- Rhône-Alpes Cinéma
- Canal+
- Ciné+
- France Télévisions
- Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- La Région Île-de-France
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
Release Date:Jan 5, 2018
Duration:1 h 57 m
Rating:PG-13
Awards
Berlin International Film Festival
• 2 Nominations
Philadelphia Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Lumiere Awards, France
• 1 Nomination
