Synopsis
From beyond the grave, celebrated playwright Antoine d'Anthac gathers together all his friends who have appeared over the years in his play "Eurydice." These actors watch a recording of the work performed by a young acting company, La Compagnie de la Colombe. Do love, life, death and love after death still have any place on a theater stage? It's up to them to decide. And the surprises have only just begun...
Your Movie Library
Cast
- Lambert WilsonOrphée #2
- Mathieu AmalricM. Henri
- Michel PiccoliLe père
- Anne ConsignyEurydice #2
- Sabine AzémaEurydice #1
- Hippolyte GirardotDulac
- Denis PodalydèsAntoine
- Pierre ArditiOrphée #1
- Michel RobinLe garçon de café
- Anny DupereyLa mère
Recommendations
- 80
Time Out London
The film is touching, but more than that it’s wise, witty and thought-provoking. - 80
Time Out
What elevates the film is a pervasive, palpable sense of loss — between lover and beloved, young and old, stage and screen. - 75
IndieWire
The cumulative effect is occasionally dizzying but transparent, a frantic attempt to cram themes into cinematic conceit. - 70
Village Voice
Perhaps the richest of Resnais's recent efforts. - 67
Portland Oregonian
For those with adventurous tastes and a little extra patience, the 90-year-old's possible swan song (though he evidently is far from fatigued) is rewarding. - 63
Slant Magazine
The film works best when it focuses viewer attention most acutely on the story, deflecting it away from the director's manipulations. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
This reflection on the past, love and death through the prism of layers of theatrical endeavor is both serious and frisky, engaging on a refined level but frustratingly limited in its complexity and depth. - 50
Variety
Though Resnais’ gamble seems to have failed, it’s encouraging to see a director on the brink of 90 still willing to experiment in a way most helmers half his age wouldn’t dare.