Synopsis
After she ends up in prison and loses custody of her son, a woman struggles to assimilate outside her former life and remain clean long enough to regain custody of her son.
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Cast
- Maggie CheungEmily Wang
- Nick NolteAlbrecht Hauser
- Béatrice DalleElena
- Jeanne BalibarIrène Paolini
- Don McKellarVernon
- Martha HenryRosemary Hauser
- James JohnstonLee Hauser
- James DennisJay
- Rémi MartinJean-Pierre
- Laëtitia SpigarelliSandrine
Recommandations
- 100
Christian Science Monitor
Can a misguided adult start afresh with a new set of values and priorities? This ambitious drama, directed by one of France's most resourceful filmmakers, explores that crucial question in depth and detail. - 100
Premiere
A superb effort by a first-rank director, and manna from heaven for Cheung fans. - 80
The New York Times
Albrecht brings out a side of Mr. Nolte rarely seen on the screen, and he gives a deep and touching portrayal of a haggard, beleaguered older man. - 75
Entertainment Weekly
Not your average divorce gift: Clean's writer-director Olivier Assayas created the role of recovering rock-world druggie Emily Wang for his ex-wife, art-house/action-pic royalty Maggie Cheung (In the Mood for Love). - 75
The A.V. Club
The film gets its distinction from the performances by Cheung and Nolte, whose scenes together are suffused with loss and unexpected mutual compassion. - 70
Village Voice
Hitting the ground in his ultra-naturalistic mode, Assayas only uncages his star's formidable smile once or twice and never demands our empathy, making Clean a uniquely pungent portrait of dependent personalities and the strain they put on the social weave. - 63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
It's not so much a movie in three acts as three movies stuffed into a single casing, and often showing the strain. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
Complex but cold tale.
