Synopsis
Since his beloved violin was broken, Nasser-Ali Khan, one of the most renowned musicians of his day, has lost all taste for life. Finding no instrument worthy of replacing it, he decides to confine himself to bed to await death.
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Cast
- Mathieu AmalricNasser-Ali Khan
- Édouard BaerAzraël
- Maria de MedeirosFaringuisse
- Golshifteh FarahaniIrâne
- Éric CaravacaAbdi
- Chiara MastroianniLili, adulte
- Mathis BourCyrus
- Enna BallandLili
- Didier FlamandLe maître de musique
- Serge AvédikianLe père d'Irâne
Recommendations
- 83
IndieWire
While visually scrumptious, the movie struggles to reach a greater profundity that it never quite obtains, but its childlike emulation of a grand tragedy is indelibly precious. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
Both winsome and sophisticated, Chicken with Plums unfolds like a rich Persian carpet woven of memories and nostalgia in a colorful fantasy Iran of 1958, twenty years before the Islamic Revolution turned the country to somber grays. - 80
Time
You have no idea what's coming next, except that it will be wildly creative and beautiful. These two know how to mix up a very unusual and successful cinematic recipe. - 80
The New York Times
The result is captivating, but not exactly moving: Nasser-Ali's grand passion is posited rather than communicated, in spite of Mr. Amalric's exquisitely soulful performance. - 75
Slant Magazine
A fable about the damage done when a young couple is forced to part, Chicken with Plums is deeply melancholic, yet so full of humor and humanity that it pulses with life even while tracing the trajectory of a slow suicide. - 70
Variety
The same winning balance of seriousness and humor that made "Persepolis" such a hit works equally well in Chicken With Plums. - 60
The Guardian
Sit in the front – and don't peer too hard – and Chicken With Plums casts an undeniable spell. It is bold, exotic and distinctive, particularly during the animated angel of death sequence. - 60
Time Out
There's some magic in the grab-bag method, but with all the furious wand-waving, the story itself never gets to cast much of a spell.
