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Salomé Richard plays a woman in her mid-twenties who still isn't done with her search for her own identity in...
Salomé Richard plays a woman in her mid-twenties who still isn't done with her search for her own identity in this French-Belgian dramedy.
"Ana (Richard) drives the sports car with confidence. There’s a famous actress on the backseat who she's driving to the film set – they’re late and the producer is shouting at her. On a whim, Ana decides to quit her job and simply sets off in the rental car – into her own world. She drives to her grandmother's, to Strasbourg. The European border town is her home and the summer of 2015 pretty much belongs to her too. She wears the uniform of her generation – short jeans, tight tops, trainers. Over the course of the summer, the few visible insignia of her identity come together to form the personality of a young woman who is already an adult, but is intent on continuing the search – for who she’d like to be, for who she could be. " (Berlin International Film Festival)
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95 %20 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
44 %79 reviewsAudience score rating
"Lang is uncommonly assured for a first-time director, capturing her scenes in fluid master takes, rarely cutting from one character to the next, letting things unfold at the pace of in-the-moment human feeling."
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Village Voice
Village Voice"It feels somewhat apt that the story is as directionless as its protagonist. On the other hand, writer/director Rachel Lang's film lacks cumulative dramatic punch, its appeal rooted mainly in its easy humour."
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Total Film
Total Film""Baden Baden" does make a pertinent statement, one rare in movies today: that being ostensibly aimless in your mid-20s not only isn't the worst thing in the world, but it can also be kind of fun."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Very impressive work from Lang."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"Writer-director Lang explored the character with Richard in two shorts, and there's a lived-in feel to the portrait that emerges in the visually adventurous "Baden Baden," which weaves darkly luminous fantasy imagery into Ana's mostly aimless hours."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"That's not much of a story to build a film on, but writer-director Rachel Lang and star Salome Richard manage to craft an intriguing feature debut filled with keen observations and slices of dark humour."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood ReporterBaden Baden | Details
- Runtime
- 96
- Genre
- Comedy, Drama
- Country of origin
- Belgium, France
