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Jan 19, 2023 · This is my non-spoiler review for Saint Omer (2022). I thought the movie was good overall and worth checking out if you're looking for something to watch. Sh...
May 3, 2023 · This Saint Omer review is for the 2022 movie directed by Alice Diop and starring Kayije Kagame, Guslagie Malanda, and Xavier Maly....
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Aug 11, 2024 · I share thoughts on the Criterion Collection blu-ray release of French-Senegalese director Alice Diop's 2022 narrative feature debut film Saint Omer starring...
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Sep 16, 2022 · The story's based on the real-life trial of Fabienne Kabou in 2015, a Senegalese immigrant accused of murdering her 15-month-old baby. Diop attended the trial and took copious notes, with dialogue...
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Sep 7, 2022 · ‘Saint Omer’ Review: Alice Diop Reorients a Horrifying True Crime in Her First Narrative Outing. Although technically a work of fiction, “Saint Omer” is fiercely documentary-like in its...
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Jan 13, 2023 · Richard Brody reviews “Saint Omer,” Alice Diop’s courtroom drama about a woman who is charged with infanticide, and the power of language to spark imagination.
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Sep 13, 2022 · Saint Omer: a chilling courtroom drama that plays on deep maternal fears. Alice Diop’s fiction feature debut, based loosely on a real-life infanticide court case, examines the monstrous potential within all mothers with startling insight and empathy.