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Cezanne and I

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2016 | 117 min | Drama, History

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for history buffs. If you loved Belfast or Mank, start here.
The mood
Thoughtful and character-driven.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 57 min.
What might put you off
  • Rated R: meant for adults.
  • It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

They loved each other with the ardor of thirteen-year-old boys. Rebellion and curiosity, hopes and doubts, girls and dreams of glory – they shared it all. Paul was rich, Emile poor. They went skinny-dipping, drank absinthe, starved, only to overeat. Sketched models by day, caressed them by night... Now, Paul is a painter and Emile a writer. Glory has passed Paul by. But Emile has it all: fame, money, the perfect wife, whom Paul once loved. They judge each other, admire each other, confront each other. They lose touch, meet up again, like a couple who cannot stop loving each other.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsBelow par

    53% on Rotten Tomatoes, 54 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesBelow par

    5.9 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerWeak

    $4 million worldwide

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 4K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Danièle Thompson

  • Guillaume GalliennePaul Cézanne
  • Guillaume CanetEmile Zola
  • Alice PolAlexandrine Zola
  • Déborah FrançoisHortense Cézanne
  • Sabine AzémaElisabeth Cézanne
  • Gérard MeylanLouis-Auguste Cézanne
  • Isabelle CandelierEmilie Zola
  • Freya MavorJeanne
  • Laurent StockerAmbroise Vollard
  • Félicien JuttnerGuy de Maupassant