Pacifiction
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French | Pacifiction – Tourment sur les îles |
Directed by | Albert Serra |
Written by | Albert Serra |
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Starring | Benoît Magimel |
Cinematography | Artur Tort |
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Running time | 165 minutes |
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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 30 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]
Top ten lists
The film also appeared (and topped) some critics' top ten lists of the best films of 2022:
- 1st — Cahiers du Cinéma (staff consensus)[12][13]
- 1st — ScreenDaily (Jonathan Romney)[13]
- 5th — Artforum (James Quandt)[13]
It also appeared on a number of critics' top ten lists of the best European films of 2022:
Accolades
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2022 | Louis Delluc Prize | Best Film of the Year | Won | [15] | |
2023 | 28th Lumières Awards | Best Film | Nominated | [16] | |
Best Director | Albert Serra | Won | |||
Best Actor | Benoît Magimel | Won | |||
Best Cinematography | Artur Tort | Won | |||
Best Music | Marc Verdaguer | Nominated | |||
15th Gaudí Awards | Best Non-Catalan Language Film | Won | [17] | ||
Best Director | Albert Serra | Nominated | |||
Best Actor | Benoît Magimel | Nominated | |||
Best Original Screenplay | Albert Serra | Nominated | |||
Best Cinematography | Artur Tort | Won | |||
Best Editing | Albert Serra, Artur Tort, Ariadna Ribas | Nominated | |||
Best Production Supervision | Clàudia Robert | Nominated | |||
Best Art Direction | Sebastian Vogler | Won | |||
Best Costume Design | Práxedes de Villalonga | Nominated | |||
Best Makeup and Hairstyles | Aurélie Vigouroux, Maryline Montibert | Nominated | |||
Best Original Score | Marc Verdaguer, Joe Robinson | Nominated | |||
10th Feroz Awards | Arrebato Award (Fiction) | Pending | [18] | ||
48th César Awards | Best Film | Pierre-Olivier Bardet, Albert Serra | Pending | [19] | |
Best Director | Albert Serra | Pending | |||
Best Actor | Benoît Magimel | Pending | |||
Best Cinematography | Artur Tort | Pending | |||
Best Original Music | Marc Verdaguer, Joe Robinson | Pending | |||
Best Costume Design | Praxedes de Vilallonga | Pending | |||
Best Production Design | Sebastian Vogler | Pending | |||
Best Sound | Jordi Ribas, Benjamin Laurent, Bruno Tarriere | Pending | |||
Best Visual Effects | Marco del Bianco | Pending |
See also
References
- ^ "Pacifiction (2022)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "Pacifiction". Festival de Cannes. Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ Tsanis, Magdalena (26 May 2022). "Albert Serra desconcierta en Cannes con la bizarra y magnética "Pacifiction". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ a b Salvá, Nando (31 August 2022). "Crítica de 'Pacifiction'". Cinemanía. Retrieved 13 November 2022 – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Pacifiction". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "Pacifiction Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ Bradshaw, Peter (26 May 2022). "Pacifiction review – trouble in paradise, in apocalyptic Tahitian mystery". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ Blauvelt, Christian (12 October 2022). "'Pacifiction' Review: Here's the Art Film of the Year". IndieWire. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ Felperin, Leslie (27 May 2022). "'Pacifiction': Film Review | Cannes 2022". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ Lodge, Guy (27 May 2022). "'Pacifiction' Review: Albert Serra's Torpid Tahitian Getaway is Cryptic But Curiously Hypnotic". Variety. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ Zilko, Christian (1 December 2022). "'Pacifiction' Tops Cahiers du Cinema's Best Films of 2022 List". IndieWire.
- ^ a b c Dietz, Jason (6 December 2022). "Critics pick the best movies of 2022". Metacritic.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Cineuropa's Best of 2022". Cineuropa. 21 December 2022.
- ^ "Le Prix Delluc récompense ex aequo les films "Saint Omer" d'Alice Diop et "Pacifiction" d'Albert Serra". rtbf.be. 30 November 2022.
- ^ "Lumières 2023 : "La Nuit du 12", "Pacifiction", "Saint Omer" et "Les Enfants des autres" en tête des nominations". France Info. 15 December 2022.
- ^ "'Alcarràs' y 'Un año, una noche', favoritas en los Premios Gaudí: lista de nominaciones". Cinemanía. 14 December 2022 – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ "'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.
- ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (25 January 2023). "César Nominations: Louis Garrel's 'The Innocent' Takes Surprise Lead, Followed By 'Night Of The 12th' – Full List". Deadline. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
External links
- Pacifiction at IMDb
- 2022 films
- 2022 drama films
- 2020s French films
- 2020s Spanish films
- 2020s German films
- French drama films
- Spanish drama films
- Portuguese drama films
- German drama films
- Films set in Polynesia
- Films shot in Tahiti
- Films directed by Albert Serra
- French LGBT-related films
- Spanish LGBT-related films
- Portuguese LGBT-related films
- German LGBT-related films
- 2022 LGBT-related films
- LGBT-related drama films