In terms of keeping his plot obscure, director Brice Cauvin tips his chapeau in the direction of David Lynch, but ultimately it's rather lifeless. File under "calculatedly enigmatic".
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12/07/07
Hotel Harabati (2006)
75 %
Reviews Counted: 8 Fresh: 6 Rotten:2 Average Rating: 5.7/10
Theatrical Release: 07-12-2007
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A compelling combination of domestic and surreal drama, which proves that there's nothing more mysterious than a seemingly happy couple.
12/07/07
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Playfully blurs the boundaries between the real and the imagined, and unfolds against a backdrop of mysterious terrorist attacks in the French capital.
12/07/07
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Interesting but frustrating to watch, Brice Cauvin’s feature debut never quite finds its voice.
12/07/07
An intriguing, ably shot and directed addition to the ‘cinema of anxiety’ .
12/07/07
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Echoes of Michael Haneke reverberate around the action but an eschewal of logic makes this feel like self-indulgence rather than ingenuity.
12/07/07
Top Critic
While the understated indeterminacy of Hotel Harabati represents the height of filmmaking maturity, immaturity would appear to be the key theme holding all the film's perplexities together.
12/06/07
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