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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] It appeared as number one at the Cahiers du Cinéma's annual top 10 list of 2022.

Accolades

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2022 Louis Delluc Prize Best Film of the Year Won [11]

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. ^ "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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