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==Reception==
==Reception==
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 93% based on 29 reviews, with an average rating of 8.6/10. The website's consensus reads "Narratively sparse and visually vast, ''Pacifiction'' is a tsunami of a political thriller that philosophically rewards those willing to weather it."<ref>{{cite Rotten Tomatoes|title=Pacifiction|type=m|id=pacifiction|access-date=27 December 2022}}</ref> According to Metacritic, which assigned a weighted average score of 79 out of 100 based on 8 critics, the film received "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{cite Metacritic|id=pacifiction|type=movie|title=Pacifiction Reviews|access-date=27 December 2022}}</ref>
On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of 93% based on 29 reviews, with an average rating of 8.6/10. The website's consensus reads, "Narratively sparse and visually vast, ''Pacifiction'' is a tsunami of a political thriller that philosophically rewards those willing to weather it."<ref>{{cite Rotten Tomatoes|title=Pacifiction|type=m|id=pacifiction|access-date=27 December 2022}}</ref> According to [[Metacritic]], which assigned a weighted average score of 79 out of 100 based on 8 critics, the film received "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{cite Metacritic|id=pacifiction|type=movie|title=Pacifiction Reviews|access-date=27 December 2022}}</ref>


Reviewing the film following its Cannes premiere, Peter Bradshaw of ''The Guardian'' wrote that he was "captivated by the film and its stealthy evocation of pure evil."<ref>{{cite news|last=Bradshaw|first=Peter|author-link=Peter Bradshaw|date=26 May 2022|title=Pacifiction review – trouble in paradise, in apocalyptic Tahitian mystery|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/may/26/pacifiction-review-trouble-in-paradise-in-apocalyptic-tahitian-mystery|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=12 November 2022}}</ref> Christian Blauvelt of ''IndieWire'' wrote "''Pacifiction'' is not a vicarious experience of luxury; it is an experience of life. Set to its own tidal rhythm, it is one of the most beautiful and rigorously introspective movies of this or any year."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2022/10/pacifiction-review-albert-serra-1234771158/|title='Pacifiction' Review: Here's the Art Film of the Year|last=Blauvelt|first=Christian|date=12 October 2022|website=[[IndieWire]]|access-date=12 November 2022}}</ref> ''The Hollywood Reporter''{{'}}s Leslie Felperin called it "Punishingly slow, though not uninteresting."<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Felperin|first=Leslie|date=27 May 2022|title='Pacifiction': Film Review {{!}} Cannes 2022|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/pacifiction-film-cannes-2022-1235155244/|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=12 November 2022}}</ref> Guy Lodge of ''Variety'' wrote "Provided they stick with the film's luxuriantly gradual pacing... there are rewards here even for more bemused viewers caught in its tide."<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Lodge|first=Guy|date=27 May 2022|title='Pacifiction' Review: Albert Serra's Torpid Tahitian Getaway is Cryptic But Curiously Hypnotic|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/reviews/pacifiction-review-1235278643/|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=12 November 2022}}</ref> Nando Salvá of ''Cinemanía'' rated the film 4½ out of 5 stars, underscoring the film to be "Romantic. Seductive. Hypnotic. Overwhelming" as a veredict.<ref name="cinemania">{{Cite web|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/criticas/critica-de-pacifiction-5046674/|first=Nando|last=Salvá|date=31 August 2022|access-date=13 November 2022|title=Crítica de 'Pacifiction'|website=[[Cinemanía]]|via=[[20minutos.es]]}}</ref>
Reviewing the film following its Cannes premiere, [[Peter Bradshaw]] of ''[[The Guardian]]'' wrote that he was "captivated by the film and its stealthy evocation of pure evil."<ref>{{cite news|last=Bradshaw|first=Peter|author-link=Peter Bradshaw|date=26 May 2022|title=Pacifiction review – trouble in paradise, in apocalyptic Tahitian mystery|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/may/26/pacifiction-review-trouble-in-paradise-in-apocalyptic-tahitian-mystery|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=12 November 2022}}</ref> Christian Blauvelt of ''[[IndieWire]]'' wrote, "''Pacifiction'' is not a vicarious experience of luxury; it is an experience of life. Set to its own tidal rhythm, it is one of the most beautiful and rigorously introspective movies of this or any year."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2022/10/pacifiction-review-albert-serra-1234771158/|title='Pacifiction' Review: Here's the Art Film of the Year|last=Blauvelt|first=Christian|date=12 October 2022|website=[[IndieWire]]|access-date=12 November 2022}}</ref> ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]''{{'}}s Leslie Felperin called it "Punishingly slow, though not uninteresting."<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Felperin|first=Leslie|date=27 May 2022|title='Pacifiction': Film Review {{!}} Cannes 2022|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/pacifiction-film-cannes-2022-1235155244/|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=12 November 2022}}</ref> Guy Lodge of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' wrote, "Provided they stick with the film's luxuriantly gradual pacing... there are rewards here even for more bemused viewers caught in its tide."<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Lodge|first=Guy|date=27 May 2022|title='Pacifiction' Review: Albert Serra's Torpid Tahitian Getaway is Cryptic But Curiously Hypnotic|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/reviews/pacifiction-review-1235278643/|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=12 November 2022}}</ref> Nando Salvá of ''[[Cinemanía]]'' rated the film 4½ out of 5 stars, underscoring the film to be "Romantic. Seductive. Hypnotic. Overwhelming" as a veredict.<ref name="cinemania">{{Cite web|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/criticas/critica-de-pacifiction-5046674/|first=Nando|last=Salvá|date=31 August 2022|access-date=13 November 2022|title=Crítica de 'Pacifiction'|website=[[Cinemanía]]|via=[[20minutos.es]]}}</ref>


''Pacifiction'' topped the ''[[Cahiers du Cinéma]]''{{'}}s top 10 films of 2022 list.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2022/12/cahiers-du-cinema-best-films-of-2022-list-1234787270/|website=[[IndieWire]]|title=‘Pacifiction’ Tops Cahiers du Cinema’s Best Films of 2022 List|first=Christian|last=Zilko|date=1 December 2022}}</ref>
''Pacifiction'' topped the ''[[Cahiers du Cinéma]]''{{'}}s top 10 films of 2022 list.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2022/12/cahiers-du-cinema-best-films-of-2022-list-1234787270/|website=[[IndieWire]]|title=‘Pacifiction’ Tops Cahiers du Cinema’s Best Films of 2022 List|first=Christian|last=Zilko|date=1 December 2022}}</ref>

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Pacifiction
Theatrical release poster
FrenchPacifiction – Tourment sur les îles
Directed byAlbert Serra
Written byAlbert Serra
Produced by
  • Pierre-Olivier Bardet
  • Albert Serra
  • Montse Triola
  • Dirk Decker
  • Andrea Schütte
  • Joaquim Sapinho
  • Marta Alves
  • Laurent Jacquemin
StarringBenoît Magimel
CinematographyArtur Tort
Edited by
  • Albert Serra
  • Artur Tort
  • Ariadna Ribas
Music by
  • Marc Verdaguer
  • Joe Robinson
Production
companies
  • Idéale Audience Group (France)
  • Andergraun Films (Spain)
  • Tamtam Film (Germany)
  • Rosa Filmes (Portugal)
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 26 May 2022 (2022-05-26) (Cannes)
  • 2 September 2022 (2022-09-02) (Spain)
  • 9 November 2022 (2022-11-09) (France)
Running time
165 Minutes
Countries
  • France
  • Spain
  • Portugal
  • Germany
Languages
  • French
  • English
  • Polynesian
  • Portuguese
Box office$298,934[1]

Pacifiction (French: Pacifiction – Tourment sur les îles) is a 2022 internationally co-produced film written and directed by Albert Serra. The film premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, where it competed for the Palme d'Or.[2]

Plot

"On the French Polynesian island of Tahiti, the High Commissioner of the Republic and French government official De Roller is a calculating man with flawless manners. His somewhat broad perception of his role brings him to navigate the high-end "establishment" as well as shady venues where he mingles with the locals. Especially since a persistent rumour has been going around: the sighting of a submarine whose ghostly presence could herald the return of French nuclear testing."

Cast

  • Benoît Magimel as De Roller
  • Pahoa Mahagafanau as Shannah
  • Marc Susini as l'amiral
  • Matahi Pambrun as Matahi
  • Alexandre Mello as le Portugais
  • Sergi López as Morton
  • Montse Triola as Francesca
  • Michael Vautor as le capitaine
  • Cécile Guilbert as Romane Attia
  • Lluís Serrat as Lois
  • Mike Landscape as M. Mike
  • Cyrus Arai as Cyrus
  • Mareva Wong as la secrétaire
  • Baptiste Pinteaux as Olivier

Release

The film screened at the 75th Cannes Film Festival on 26 May 2022.[3] Distributed by Elastica, it was released theatrically in Spain on 2 September 2022.[4] It was released by Les films du losange in France on 9 November 2022.[5]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 93% based on 29 reviews, with an average rating of 8.6/10. The website's consensus reads, "Narratively sparse and visually vast, Pacifiction is a tsunami of a political thriller that philosophically rewards those willing to weather it."[6] According to Metacritic, which assigned a weighted average score of 79 out of 100 based on 8 critics, the film received "generally favorable reviews".[7]

Reviewing the film following its Cannes premiere, Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian wrote that he was "captivated by the film and its stealthy evocation of pure evil."[8] Christian Blauvelt of IndieWire wrote, "Pacifiction is not a vicarious experience of luxury; it is an experience of life. Set to its own tidal rhythm, it is one of the most beautiful and rigorously introspective movies of this or any year."[9] The Hollywood Reporter's Leslie Felperin called it "Punishingly slow, though not uninteresting."[10] Guy Lodge of Variety wrote, "Provided they stick with the film's luxuriantly gradual pacing... there are rewards here even for more bemused viewers caught in its tide."[11] Nando Salvá of Cinemanía rated the film 4½ out of 5 stars, underscoring the film to be "Romantic. Seductive. Hypnotic. Overwhelming" as a veredict.[4]

Pacifiction topped the Cahiers du Cinéma's top 10 films of 2022 list.[12]

Accolades

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2022 Louis Delluc Prize Best Film of the Year Won [13]
2023 28th Lumières Awards Best Film Pending [14]
Best Director Albert Serra Pending
Best Actor Benoît Magimel Pending
Best Cinematography Artur Tort Pending
Best Music Marc Verdaguer Pending
15th Gaudí Awards Best Non-Catalan Language Film Pending [15]
Best Director Albert Serra Pending
Best Actor Benoît Magimel Pending
Best Original Screenplay Albert Serra Pending
Best Cinematography Artur Tort Pending
Best Editing Albert Serra, Artur Tort, Ariadna Ribas Pending
Best Production Supervision Clàudia Robert Pending
Best Art Direction Sebastian Vogler Pending
Best Costume Design Práxedes de Villalonga Pending
Best Makeup and Hairstyles Aurélie Vigouroux, Maryline Montibert Pending
Best Original Score Marc Verdaguer, Joe Robinson Pending
10th Feroz Awards Arrebato Award (Fiction) Pending [16]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pacifiction (2022)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Pacifiction". Festival de Cannes. Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  3. ^ Tsanis, Magdalena (26 May 2022). "Albert Serra desconcierta en Cannes con la bizarra y magnética "Pacifiction". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  4. ^ a b Salvá, Nando (31 August 2022). "Crítica de 'Pacifiction'". Cinemanía. Retrieved 13 November 2022 – via 20minutos.es.
  5. ^ Belsoeur, Camille. "Pacifiction - Tourment sur les îles : Benoît Magimel surnage dans un thriller d'espionnage en eaux trop calmes". www.francetvinfo.fr (in French). Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Pacifiction". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Pacifiction Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  8. ^ Bradshaw, Peter (26 May 2022). "Pacifiction review – trouble in paradise, in apocalyptic Tahitian mystery". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  9. ^ Blauvelt, Christian (12 October 2022). "'Pacifiction' Review: Here's the Art Film of the Year". IndieWire. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  10. ^ Felperin, Leslie (27 May 2022). "'Pacifiction': Film Review | Cannes 2022". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  11. ^ Lodge, Guy (27 May 2022). "'Pacifiction' Review: Albert Serra's Torpid Tahitian Getaway is Cryptic But Curiously Hypnotic". Variety. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  12. ^ Zilko, Christian (1 December 2022). "'Pacifiction' Tops Cahiers du Cinema's Best Films of 2022 List". IndieWire.
  13. ^ "Le Prix Delluc récompense ex aequo les films "Saint Omer" d'Alice Diop et "Pacifiction" d'Albert Serra". rtbf.be. 30 November 2022.
  14. ^ "Lumières 2023 : "La Nuit du 12", "Pacifiction", "Saint Omer" et "Les Enfants des autres" en tête des nominations". France Info. 15 December 2022.
  15. ^ "'Alcarràs' y 'Un año, una noche', favoritas en los Premios Gaudí: lista de nominaciones". Cinemanía. 14 December 2022 – via 20minutos.es.
  16. ^ "'El agua' de Elena López Riera o 'La piedad' de Eduardo Casanova, candidatas a los Premios Feroz Arrebato de ficción". Europa Press. 15 December 2022.
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