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Complicated 'Kings and Queen' is worth the effort
by Bob Longino

The very talky, very French and tres excellent "Kings and Queen" is about one modern-day woman and four guys — her aging father, young son, former lover and earlier former lover. If that sounds complicated, so is the film. Director Arnaud Desplechin weaves parallel story arcs and alternates between heartbreaking drama and bust-a-gut comedy. It's an almost diabolical view of male-female relationships told in frank speech and rampant symbolism. Read the full review

TO SUM UP
Nora, a single mother who must care for her terminally ill father, fears for her young son's future. She enlists the aid of a former lover, Ismael, a brilliant but neurotic musician who has been committed to a mental institution.

FILM FACTS ...

Wellspring Media

'Kings and Queen'

Director: Arnaud Desplechin
Starring: Maurice Garrel, Nathalie Boutefeu, Magali Woch, Hippolyte Girardot, Noemie Lvovsky
Run time: 150 minutes
Release date: May 13, 2005
Rating: Not Rated Language: In French with subtitles.

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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: A
"Scenes burst with kinetic energy from fast editing and an script that deftly underscores the destructive nature of male-female relationships."