Innocence (2004)

Directed by

Lucile Hadžihalilović

Genre

drama film, mystery film, experimental film, coming-of-age film

Country

United Kingdom, France, Belgium

Runtime

2h 02m

Rated

15

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 142 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows a year in the lives of girls in a secluded boarding school. New students arrive hidden in coffins, and the story reveals their daily routines and rituals.

atmosphericenigmaticslow-burndreamlikeunsettlingcontemplativemysteriousgentleeerie

What happens

Innocence (French: [i.nɔ.sɑ̃s]) is a 2004 French avant-garde coming-of-age psychological drama film written and directed by Lucile Hadžihalilović in her feature directorial debut, inspired by the 1903 novella Mine-Haha, or On the Bodily Education of Young Girls by Frank Wedekind, and starring Marion Cotillard. The film follows a year in the life of the girls in the third dormitory at a secluded boarding school, where new students arrive in coffins. The film is a co-production between France, United Kingdom and Belgium and made its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on 10 September 2004. It was released theatrically in France on 12 January 2005, in Belgium on 31 August 2005 and in the United Kingdom on 30 September 2005. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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