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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

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.[1]

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.[2] Distributed by Elastica, it was released theatrically in Spain on 2 September 2022.[3] It was released by Les films du losange in France on 9 November 2022.[4]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 93% based on 28 reviews, with an average rating of 8.6/10.[5] According to Metacritic, which assigned a weighted average score of 79 out of 100 based on 8 critics, the film received "generally favorable reviews".[6]

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."[7] 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."[8] The Hollywood Reporter's Leslie Felperin called it "Punishingly slow, though not uninteresting."[9] 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."[10] Nando Salvá of Cinemanía rated the film 4½ out of 5 stars, underscoring the film to be "Romantic. Seductive. Hypnotic. Overwhelming" as a veredict.[3]

Pacifiction topped the Cahiers du Cinéma's top 10 films of 2022 list.[11]

Accolades

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2022 Louis Delluc Prize Best Film of the Year Won [12]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pacifiction". Festival de Cannes. Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  2. ^ Tsanis, Magdalena (26 May 2022). "Albert Serra desconcierta en Cannes con la bizarra y magnética "Pacifiction". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  3. ^ a b Salvá, Nando (31 August 2022). "Crítica de 'Pacifiction'". Cinemanía. Retrieved 13 November 2022 – via 20minutos.es.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Pacifiction". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Pacifiction Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  7. ^ Bradshaw, Peter (26 May 2022). "Pacifiction review – trouble in paradise, in apocalyptic Tahitian mystery". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  8. ^ Blauvelt, Christian (12 October 2022). "'Pacifiction' Review: Here's the Art Film of the Year". IndieWire. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  9. ^ Felperin, Leslie (27 May 2022). "'Pacifiction': Film Review | Cannes 2022". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  10. ^ Lodge, Guy (27 May 2022). "'Pacifiction' Review: Albert Serra's Torpid Tahitian Getaway is Cryptic But Curiously Hypnotic". Variety. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  11. ^ Zilko, Christian (1 December 2022). "'Pacifiction' Tops Cahiers du Cinema's Best Films of 2022 List". IndieWire.
  12. ^ "Le Prix Delluc récompense ex aequo les films "Saint Omer" d'Alice Diop et "Pacifiction" d'Albert Serra". rtbf.be. 30 November 2022.
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