SummaryHadewijch, a novice nun, shocks the mother superior of her convent with her ecstatic blind faith, and is kicked out of the order. Hadewijch becomes Celine again, a young Parisian girl and daughter of a diplomat, and is led down dangerous paths in the real world, balancing between grace and madness in her rage and passionate love for God. (IFC Fil... Read More
Directed By:Bruno Dumont
Written By:Bruno Dumont
Hadewijch
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
88% Positive
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Jan 6, 2011
100
Dumont makes movies that almost nobody wants to see. That doesn't make him a great filmmaker, but he's a great filmmaker all the same.
Dec 25, 2010
90
If Hadewijch is Mr. Dumont's most overtly religious film, it is not pro-faith in any specific way, although the director clearly respects the religious impulse.
Dec 23, 2010
90
Bruno Dumont's Hadewijch is one of two small-release art films this season that deliver nuanced and fascinating portraits of faith.
Dec 22, 2010
80
As in "L'Humanité" and "Twentynine Palms," the director presents a cogent study of emotional excess with a sure handed control that harkens back to Robert Bresson.
Dec 22, 2010
80
There's a darker, fanatical side to blindness too-and this is the movie to show it. Leave all judgments behind.
Dec 25, 2010
75
An exploration of the power of religion -- should delight Dumont's fans. For others, it will take a bit of getting used to. The effort will prove to be worthwhile.
Feb 11, 2011
38
Dumont's fans might find this latest exercise enjoyable, but his style of filmmaking is an acquired taste. I doubt those without that taste are going to acquire it here.
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Production Company:
- 3B Productions
- Arte France Cinéma
- C.R.R.A.V. Nord Pas de Calais
- Le Fresnoy Studio National des Arts Contemporains
- Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
- X-Filme Creative Pool
- Cofinova 5
- Canal+
- CinéCinéma
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
- Contact Film
- Cofinova 4
- Soficapital
- La Région Île-de-France
- Région Nord-Pas-de-Calais
- ARTE
- Herbstfilm Produktion
Release Date:Dec 24, 2010
Duration:2 h
Awards
Toronto International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards
• 1 Nomination
Cahiers du Cinéma
• 1 Nomination
