Review of Louise-Michel (2008) by Tayne E — 11 Oct 2009

A very kooky French black-comedy. Loved it!

This review of Louise-Michel (2008) was written by Tayne E on 11 Oct 2009.

Louise-Michel has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Kirsten H (77) on 16 Jul 2009

Highly strange with very, very dark humour, laughing at things only the French can (and us, watching them)…

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By John Ferguson (61) for Radio Times (2,421) on 30 Mar 2011

Although directors Gustave Kervern and Benoît Delépine strive a little too hard at times for outrage, it's still wickedly funny, and Moreau…

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By Raphael C (25) on 23 Jan 2009

Un nawak grolandais des plus jouissif ! A mort les patrons…

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By Margaret Pomeranz (380) for At the Movies (Australia) (716) on 08 Oct 2009

These two losers are so uncharming, so witless, so unfunny that I really found this film about them an arduous experience…

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By Fernando C (431) on 24 Jul 2010

Louise-Michel is an original and dark French comedy in which the leading characters live in the margins of society…

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By Mathieu B (154) on 11 Jan 2009

Comedie vraiment vraiment trash Histoire d'amour improbable Histoire de vengeance subversive Histoire de petites gens presque fictives Le tout…

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By Luca B (189) on 15 Jan 2011

Commedia grottesca, surreale e politicamente scorretta ambientata in una Francia che somiglia molto a quella di GiÃ¹ al Nord…

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By Pascal Z (11) on 11 Jan 2010

DÃ©jantÃ©! Et Ã§a pourrait donner quelques idÃ©es…

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By Anthony M (1,059) on 11 Aug 2010

Humour noir, crasse, absurde, des gueules et des scÃ¨nes n'imp' ; il faut se faire Ã l'humour de Kervern et DelÃ©pine, c'est pas Ã©vident…

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By Private U (13,627) on 19 Jan 2009

Pas mal, dans une veine assez kaurismakesque assumee. Quelques scenes cultes, restez bien jusqu'au bout du generique…

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