SummaryIn this cryptic story, a group of young girls are sequestered in a woodsy community where they are trained for ambiguous future roles.
Directed By:Lucile Hadzihalilovic
Written By:Lucile Hadzihalilovic, Frank Wedekind
Innocence
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Generally Favorable
78
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8.9
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Metascore
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100
Confronts the line between the celebration and the exploitation of innocence with an uneasy tension that is discomforting at best.
100
Hadzihalilovic succeeds brilliantly at crafting a meaningful enigma that somehow grasps the essence of adolescence, but only grows more mysterious with each revelation.
80
This is the weirdest film I've seen all year, or at least the weirdest good film. It's also among the most powerful.
80
This genuine curio maintains its mystery to the end.
75
A visually lush and eerily enigmatic parable of female sexuality, Lucile Hadzihalilovic's ominous fairy tale raises questions you'll be wondering about for days.
70
The Oxford English Dictionary says that an allegory is "an extended or continued metaphor." And to think that this definition was coined when a French film called Innocence was still very far in the future! But how aptly this film proves the point.
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The more overtly allegorical Innocence becomes, the duller it gets.
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Sep 11, 2011
10
An extremely interesting film that makes you think. Strange, yes, weird yes, but you will have the plot going round in your head for ever and then probably never understand it.
Jun 23, 2012
8
An enigmatic and allegorical film that manages to sustain a penetrating feeling of uneasiness and suspense in a visually exuberant parable of female sexuality. It is a journey so vibrant that the lack of destination becomes an asset rather than a limitation.
Production Company:
- Ex Nihilo
- Ateliers de Baere
- Blue Light
- UK Film Council
- Love Streams Productions
- Gimages
- Kinetique
- Cofimage 15
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
- Région Wallone
Release Date:Oct 21, 2005
Duration:2 h 2 m
Rating:R
Awards
Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Istanbul Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Stockholm Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
