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Strayed (2004)

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Reviews Counted: 55

Fresh: 40

Rotten:15

Average Rating: 6.6/10

Consensus: Understated but compelling wartime drama.

Rated: 15

Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release: 24-03-2006

Synopsis: The friendship and trust that develops rapidly between a 17-year-old homeless boy and a young mother with two children is the basis for Andre Techine's STRAYED. They find each other during a terrifying WWII bombing as they are escaping... The friendship and trust that develops rapidly between a 17-year-old homeless boy and a young mother with two children is the basis for Andre Techine's STRAYED. They find each other during a terrifying WWII bombing as they are escaping Paris for the countryside. Yvan (Gaspard Ulliel) is a recluse hiding in the woods. Odile (Emmanuelle Beart) is a widow trying to get her children to safety. Together, the group finds a magical abandoned chateau hidden far back in the forest, and they take shelter there. Settling into a nearly idyllic secret existence as the rest of the world endures the hardships of war, their situation is fairly surreal. Yvan is resourceful and self-sufficient, instantly taking on the role of the man in the family. He hunts for rabbits, delights the children with his youthfulness and curiosity, and even ignites a romantic spark in Odile. But there is always a sense of urgency and doubt, as if the temporary paradise they've stumbled upon will come to a rapid halt and fall into the shadows of some looming dark event. A beautiful film that takes a carpe diem approach to survival--and loving life life--during wartime, STRAYED is rich with substance while also being a visually enjoyable and entertaining film from talented director Techine. [More]

Starring: Emmanuelle Beart, Gaspard Ulliel, Gregoire Leprince-Ringuet, Clemence Meyer

Starring: Emmanuelle Beart, Gaspard Ulliel, Gregoire Leprince-Ringuet, Clemence Meyer, Jean Fornerod, Samuel Laberthe, Eric Krekenmayer

Director: André Téchiné

Director: André Téchiné
Screenwriter: Gilles Taurand, André Téchiné
Producer: Jean-Pierre Ramsay Levi
Studio: Wellspring

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Strayed proves to be as lost and elusive as its fugitive characters.

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06/15/07
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Reminiscent of such desert island classics as Swept Away and Lord of the Flies, this film is at heart, a microscopic suspense drama quite independent of the war which brought its unfortunate characters together.

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05/02/07
Kam Williams
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The film provides some sort of closure at the historical point in which conventional WW2 film would only begin.

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06/25/05
Dragan Antulov
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10/07/04
Tony Medley
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A psychologically acute study of individuals in extreme circumstances. It is not easily forgotten.

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08/08/04
Wendy Weinstein
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08/07/04
Peter Rainer
New York Magazine
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In its reserved, deliberate fashion it builds considerable power.

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07/18/04
Frank Swietek
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those in the mood for a patient, self-assured tapestry of changing relationships will be rewarded.

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07/11/04
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star
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The film is really more about the aftershocks of war, and how they upset the internal balance of its survivors.

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07/07/04
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)
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A picture-book French film that's pretty and trite, rather than edgy and moving.

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07/02/04
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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Has the strange clarity of a fable.

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07/02/04
Stephen Hunter
Washington Post
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Ulliel is brilliant as a lost boy who has grown mad in a world filled with madness. And Beart's portrayal is haunting.

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07/01/04
Melinda Ennis
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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If Bon Voyage ... didn't satiate your desire for films about the Nazi occupation of France in World War II, you're in luck. Another one has washed up on our shores, and it's even better.

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06/25/04
Kevin John Bozelka
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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..excels in period atmosphere and photography...But there’s also a lack of drive and urgency in Techine’s direction, which become most obvious in the muffled ending.

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06/25/04
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly
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Strayed feels like a chapter in a much longer work.

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06/23/04
Marty Mapes
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