Ismael's Ghosts
| Ismael's Ghosts | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| French | Les fantômes d'Ismaël |
| Directed by | Arnaud Desplechin |
| Produced by |
Pascal Caucheteux Vincent Maraval |
| Screenplay by |
Arnaud Desplechin Léa Mysius Julie Peyr |
| Starring |
Mathieu Amalric Marion Cotillard Charlotte Gainsbourg Louis Garrel |
| Cinematography | Irina Lubtchansky |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Magnolia Pictures |
Release date |
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| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Ismael's Ghosts (French: Les Fantômes d'Ismaël) is a 2017 French drama film directed by Arnaud Desplechin, starring Mathieu Amalric, Marion Cotillard, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Louis Garrel.[1] The film follows a filmmaker whose life is sent into a tailspin, just as he is about to start shooting a new film, by the return of his wife, who disappeared 20 years ago and whom he thought dead.[2] Ismael's Ghosts premiered at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival as the opening film.[3]
Cast
- Mathieu Amalric as Ismaël Vuillard
- Marion Cotillard as Carlotta Bloom
- Charlotte Gainsbourg as Sylvia
- Louis Garrel as Ivan Dedalus
- Alba Rohrwacher as Arielle / Faunia
- László Szabó as Henri Bloom
- Hippolyte Girardot as Zwy
- Jacques Nolot as Claverie
- Catherine Mouchet as The intensive care doctor
- Samir Guesmi as Doctor
Reception
Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of 61% based on 18 reviews and an average score of 5.9/10.[4] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 based on reviews from mainstream critics, the film has a score of 57 based on 10 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[5]
References
- ↑ "Mathieu Amalric, Charlotte Gainsbourg & Marion Cotillard Team For Arnaud Desplechin's Les Fantômes d'Ismaël". The Playlist. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ↑ "Magnolia Acquires Arnaud Desplechin's 'Ismael's Ghosts'". Variety. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ↑ "'Ismael's Ghosts' to open 70th edition of Cannes". Business Standard. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ↑ "Ismael's Ghosts (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ↑ http://www.metacritic.com/movie/ismaels-ghosts/critic-reviews