Review of Café de Flore (2011) by Gavin W — 19 Jun 2012

One of the best French film I've seen.

This review of Café de Flore (2011) was written by Gavin W on 19 Jun 2012.

Café de Flore has generally received positive reviews.

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By Graham Young (657) for Birmingham Post (543) on 29 May 2012

Think of a fusion of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Crash, The Lovely Bones and The Tree of Life…

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By Steve Macfarlane (121) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 30 Oct 2012

It's a pretty tired proposition to complain about movies being manipulative, but Café de Flore sets the bar especially low…

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By Dietrich L (2) on 18 Jan 2013

The sound part is just perfectly mixed! Dreamy atmosphere…

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By Gabrielle Lipton (8) for Paste Magazine (2,906) on 09 Nov 2012

As abstract as the film is in theory, it is brought together with the conclusiveness of finishing a puzzle with no missing pieces…

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By Lucy Popescu (34) for CineVue (2,163) on 07 Jan 2019

The film's central performances are all terrific. Florent perfectly captures Carole's anguish which is, at times, almost unbearable to watch…

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By Sarah S (1,165) on 18 Oct 2014

Another movie where most of the female characters exist solely for the lead male. This movie infuriated me on so many levels…

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By Vinnie G (59) on 02 Jun 2012

I could see there were two different stories lines but I couldn't understand how they related, until the end of the movie…

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By Brad S (2,657) on 07 Jul 2012

A Wonderful Movie, and a Beautiful story, it needs a lot of thought to piece it all to-gether. Really enjoyed it…

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By Michele C (118) on 23 Oct 2012

Sad, somber and slow yet good in its actuality of themes of obsessive love and separation…

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