Violet
Directed byBas Devos
Written byBas Devos
Running time
85 min
CountryBelgium/Netherlands
LanguageDutch

Violet is a Belgian/Dutch film written and directed by Bas Devos. It was released in 2014 at the Berlin International Film Festival.[1] The film follows the routine of Jesse (15 years old), after witnessing a violent act against his friend.[2]

Cast

  • César De Sutter - Jesse
  • Koen De Sutter
  • Mira Helmer - Marie
  • Raf Walschaerts - Walte

Reception

In the United States' review aggregator, the Rotten Tomatoes, in the score where the site staff categorizes the opinions of independent media and mainstream media only positive or negative, the film has an approval rating of 85% calculated based on 20 critics reviews. By comparison, with the same opinions being calculated using a weighted arithmetic mean, the score achieved is 7.40/10.[2]

In another review aggregator also from the United States, Metacritic, which calculates the grades using only a weighted arithmetic average of certain media outlets in most of the mainstream media, the film has 6 ratings from the press. attached to the site and a score of 77 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[3]

Writing for Cinema Crazed, Emilia Black published a positive review, noting that "Violet is a moving film but may not be for everyone as it is slow, moody, and depressing".[4]

Nikola Grozdanovic, in his review for IndieWire said that "this is an exquisitely shot suburban tale of trauma, stretching the 'show-don't-tell' golden rule of filmmaking to the furthest reaches."[5] For Variety, Ronnie Scheib called the film a "visually stylized, highly original depiction of a teen's stages of grief."[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Violet op de Berlinale, Cobra.be, 9 februari 2014". Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Violet". Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "Violet". Metacritic. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "Violet 2017". Cinema Crazed. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "New Directors/New Films Review: 'Violet' Is An Exquisite, Artistic, & Triumphant Tour-De-Force". IndieWire. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  6. ↑ "Film Review: 'Violet'". Variety. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
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