The Apparition

    The Apparition
    2018

    Synopsis

    Jacques Mayano, a French journalist who has lived a traumatic experience, is recruited by the Vatican to be part of a task force that must investigate the veracity of a supernatural apparition allegedly happened in a small French village.

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    Cast

    • Vincent LindonJacques Mayano
    • Galatéa BellugiAnna
    • Patrick d'AssumçaoFather Borrodine
    • Anatole TaubmanAnton Meyer
    • Elina LöwensohnDoctor De Villeneuve
    • Claude LévêqueFather Gallois
    • Gérard DessallesStéphane Mornay
    • Bruno GeorisFather Ezéradot
    • Candice BouchetValérie
    • Natalia DontchevaCéline

    Recommendations

    • 83

      Christian Science Monitor

      A better movie would not have hinged its thesis so closely on Anna’s innocence. The film doesn’t fully allow for the fact that the issue of Anna’s veracity, or lack of it, is essentially a sideshow.
    • 75

      Washington Post

      Peculiar yet provocative film, which exerts a slow, mesmeric pull over the course of nearly 2 ½ hours.
    • 70

      Los Angeles Times

      Ambitious and well-executed, The Apparition is a kind of ecclesiastical thriller. An involving and intelligent entertainment, if it ends up somewhat less than the sum of its parts, it's not for lack of attempting something different.
    • 67

      Austin Chronicle

      Can faith and evidence coexist? That's an age-old question, and one that The Apparition, the latest from French director Giannoli, broaches without ever truly resolving.
    • 63

      RogerEbert.com

      This is an interesting concept in theory and for a while, it is undeniably compelling to watch, aided in no small part by a couple of strong performances at its center.
    • 60

      The Guardian

      Xavier Giannoli’s The Apparition is a flawed but heartfelt film about the mysterious workings of divine grace, and things that can’t entirely be explained away.
    • 60

      The New Yorker

      For regular moviegoers, The Apparition will seem most remarkable for what it is not. So accustomed are we to yarns of demonic possession that the beatific equivalent comes as quite a shock.
    • 60

      The New York Times

      Mr. Lindon, who carries his powerful masculinity with canny reserve, is superb as a man inquiring into a faith he had previously thought had nothing to do with him. But Ms. Bellugi is a real find; she inhabits her character, who, even as she hides her secrets, is so genuinely beatific that you can hear it in her breathing.