Madeleine Collins

2021 [FRENCH]

Drama / Thriller

Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 66% · 24 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 66%
IMDb Rating 6.2/10 10 2088 2.1K

Plot summary

Judith leads a double life between Switzerland and France. On the one hand Abdel, with whom she is raising a little girl, on the other Melvil with whom she has two older boys. Little by little, this fragile balance, made up of lies, secrets and back and forth, cracks dangerously. Trapped, Judith chooses to head forward, at the risk of losing everything.

Director

Antoine Barraud Photo
Antoine Barraud

Top cast

Jacqueline Bisset Photo
Jacqueline Bisset as Patty
Virginie Efira Photo
Virginie Efira as Judith Fauvet
Quim Gutiérrez Photo
Quim Gutiérrez as Abdel Soriano / Judith's lover
Valérie Donzelli Photo
Valérie Donzelli as Madeleine Reynal
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940.82 MB
1280*690
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles cz   us   hu   ro  
25 fps
1 hr 42 min
Seeds 1
1.89 GB
1920*1036
French 5.1
NR
Subtitles cz   us   hu   ro  
25 fps
1 hr 42 min
Seeds 5

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by kamelelghaly 6 / 10

"Two Worlds, One Woman: The Art of Madeleine Collins"

Madeleine Collins (2021), directed by Antoine Barraud, is a slow-burning psychological drama centered around Virginie Efira's compelling performance as Madeleine, a woman leading a double life between two families. Efira captures the character's internal struggle with quiet intensity, conveying layers of guilt, deception, and vulnerability through subtle gestures and expressions. Her portrayal of Madeleine's fragmentation is a masterclass in restraint, revealing the weight of her secrets in small, fleeting moments that build to an overwhelming sense of tension.Director Antoine Barraud uses meticulous craftsmanship to enhance the emotional depth of the film. The deliberate pacing and use of muted colors and soft lighting mirror Madeleine's emotional detachment and the divide between her two worlds. Filmmakers will appreciate how the framing and composition, often placing Madeleine in confined spaces, visually symbolize her entrapment in her own lies. The sound design, featuring ambient noises and strategic silences, further heightens the atmosphere, while mirrors and reflective surfaces serve as a poignant metaphor for the fractured identity of the protagonist.Beyond Efira's standout performance, Madeleine Collins thrives on the technical choices that deepen its psychological tension. The film's slow pacing and use of visual metaphors like mirrors not only explore Madeleine's fractured sense of self but also immerse the audience in the quiet unease that defines her existence. While the film may appear subdued on the surface, its emotional complexity and the subtlety of its direction make it a rich, thought-provoking experience that will resonate long after the credits roll.
Reviewed by SnoopyStyle 7 / 10

self-destructive tension

Judith Fauvet (Virginie Efira) is leading a double life. In Switzerland, she and Abdel are raising a little girl. In France, she and Melvil have two teenage boys. The oldest boy suspects something with his absent mother. The situations spiral out of control as she can't control everything.This is a French psychological thriller. There are some great tension in individual scenes. The police station is tense. The little girl is devastating. Stepping back a bit, one is struck by her self-destructiveness. In a way, it is hard to sympathize with her even as the tension in the movie gets ratchet up.
Reviewed by cheeseman-33760 10 / 10

Story telling at its best

This movie has stayed with me since I saw it. It is great story-telling, masterfully constructed. The story reveals itself gradually - and conceals itself too. Also, it is superbly filmed and acted. It really is a masterclass in how to tell a story, how to put all the elements together in an intelligent and engrossing way. And not to just tell, but to avoid telling. It uses sleight of hand - or sleight of brain - like a magic trick. It makes the whole to be more than the sum of its parts. Saying all that, it is not a movie that is hard to follow. I also love the sound and diction of the French language.
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