The Apparition (French: L'Apparition) is an internationally co-produced drama film, directed by Xavier Giannoli, from a screenplay by Giannoli, Jacques Fieschi and Marcia Romano. It stars Vincent Lindon, Galatea Bellugi, Patrick d'Assumçao, Elina Löwensohn, Gérard Dessalles, Bruno Georis and Claude Lévêque.
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| French | L'Apparition |
| Directed by | Xavier Giannoli |
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| Produced by | Olivier Delbosc |
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| Cinematography | Éric Gautier |
| Edited by | Cyril Nakache |
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| Distributed by | Memento Films |
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Running time | 144 minutes |
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| Budget | $9.7 million [1] |
| Box office | $3.6 million[2] |
It was released in France on 14 February 2018, by Memento Films.
Plot
editA respected journalist is summoned by the Vatican to investigate a young girl who claims to have seen an apparition of the Virgin Mary in a remote village in southern France.
Cast
edit- Vincent Lindon as Jacques Mayano
- Galatea Bellugi as Anna
- Patrick d'Assumçao as Pére Borrodine
- Elina Löwensohn as Docteur de Villeneuve
- Gérard Dessalles as Stéphane Mornay
- Bruno Georis as Pére Ezéradot
- Claude Lévêque as Pére Gallois
- Anatole Taubman as Anton Meyer
- Alicia Hava as Mériem
Production
editIn January 2017, it was announced Vincent Lindon, Galatea Bellugi and Patrick d'Assumçao had joined the cast of the film, with Xavier Giannoli directing from a screenplay he wrote, alongside Jacques Fieschi and Marcia Romano.[3]
Release
editThe film was released in France on 14 February 2018, by Memento Films.[4] In February 2018, Music Box Films acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film.[5] It was released in the United States on 7 September 2018.[6]
Critical reception
editThe Apparition received positive reviews from film critics. It holds a 73% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 44 reviews, with an average of 6.4/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "The Apparition intrigues on a purely narrative level while also managing to tackle thorny questions of faith with suitably sober intelligence."[7] On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 64 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[8]
References
edit- ^ "L\'Apparition (2018) - JP Box-Office". www.jpbox-office.com.
- ^ "The Apparition". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ Lemercier, Fabien (12 January 2017). "The Apparition: Vincent Lindon on Xavier Giannoli's set". Cineuropa. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ Hopewell, John; Keslassy, Elsa (17 January 2018). "UniFrance Rendez-Vous: Memento's 'The Apparition,' from France's Xavier Giannoli, Sells Most of World (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ Kay, Jeremy (27 February 2018). "Music Box Films announces EFM pick-up 'The Apparition' (exclusive)". Screen International. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ "The Apparition". Music Box Films. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ "The Apparition". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "The Apparition Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
