Adoration

2019 [FRENCH]

Action / Drama / Thriller

3
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 93% · 14 reviews
IMDb Rating 6.3/10 10 1405 1.4K

schizophrenia coming of age teenage girl teenage boy nature teenage protagonist

Plot summary

Paul lives with his mother in the private clinic of doctor Loisel, deeply hidden in the woods. Paul likes to roam the forest and observe nature. One day Gloria, a schizophrenic teenager of around fifteen years old, arrives, and Paul falls in love immediately.

Director

Fabrice Du Welz Photo
Fabrice Du Welz

Top cast

Benoît Poelvoorde Photo
Benoît Poelvoorde as Hinkel
Sandor Funtek Photo
Sandor Funtek as Lucien, l'infirmier
Martha Canga Antonio Photo
Martha Canga Antonio as Jeanne, l'infirmière
Gwendolyn Gourvenec Photo
Gwendolyn Gourvenec as Dr. Loisel
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908.06 MB
1280*534
French 2.0
NR
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24 fps
1 hr 38 min
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976.14 MB
1280*534
French 2.0
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24 fps
1 hr 47 min
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1.82 GB
1920*800
French 5.1
NR
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24 fps
1 hr 38 min
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1.78 GB
1920*800
French 2.0
NR
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24 fps
1 hr 47 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by norbert-plan-618-715813 7 / 10

A beautiful film and a curiosity

A very well-written story (three screenwriters), in which a teenager, Thomas Gioria, who lives in autarky with his mother, works in a psychiatric hospital, where he meets a new resident, Fantine Harduin, who turns his life upside down. She will provoke the adoration of the title: he is fascinated by this young girl.Fabrice du Welz brilliantly composes atmospheric sequences, at times suspended in mid-air, with very rough and violent scenes, interspersed throughout a journey undertaken by our two lovers. Most of their journey takes place on the water, during which they meet a variety of characters. Their final encounter is decisive for the rest of the story. Among the people they meet is a character played by Benoit Poelvoorde, who makes a short but powerful and memorable appearance, also in suspension and on edge.A beautiful film and a curiosity.
Reviewed by dungeonstudio 7 / 10

Let The Right One Out

A young boy whose mother works at a nearby asylum comes across a girl recently admitted. He sees her a few times, only to be scolded. Yet tells why she's there is so her family can get a large inheritance she has been left with. The boy aids her escape. And in doing so, cause an accidental death, becoming fugitives. Evading capture, they come by kind strangers, and the boy sees the girl is not mentally sound as he thought. Yet affection keeps him trapped. So not quite as mysterious and horrific as the Swedish classic 'Let The Right One In', this film somewhat follows in it's footsteps. Hard not to feel pity for both the young characters, even as the girl unravels on the poor boy. Especially when they come across kind and unwitting strangers. Unlike Let The Right One In, where I felt a kind of joy that the two would continue on, and he would help her survive. Adoration really left me sad, knowing that the two couldn't go on much longer. But is clever in that it doesn't give full closure. Maybe becoming the next Mickey and Mallory of Natural Born Killers. Or to be soon caught, charged and separated? And the two seem fully aware of either. A strange but sweet coming of age story. And a realistic look at some serious mental illness far beyond Bennie & Joon.
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