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Danny Leigh Financial Times 06/10/2022 Deception is one word for it. Another is absurdité. Go to Full Review Peter Sobczynski RogerEbert.com 05/20/2022 If you've never read the works of Philip Roth, Deception is likely to come across as an absolutely baffling exercise in tedium that has nothing to say about anything in particular and won’t shut up about it. Go to Full Review Beatrice Loayza New York Times 05/19/2022 If you can tolerate... passé indulgences, there’s also something slyly compelling about this ethereal, pillow-talk-heavy drama. Go to Full Review Ricardo Rosado Fotogramas 06/03/2022 Vacuous in content but deceptively magnetic... [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Philipp Engel Cinemanía (Spain) 05/31/2022 Desplechin has marked the best Roth adaptation to date, and an absolute triumph, above all else for Seydoux. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Harvey S. Karten Shockya.com 05/15/2022 Philip Roth does not display the toxic masculinity for which he was known. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
Ian E @RT31359135 05/12/2024 Unlike the paid reviewers I don't have to watch a movie through to the end, to see if it turns out to be any good. This had not a single redeeming feature, and was wordy, ill-cast, ill-conceived, ill-produced and bloated. I lasted twenty minutes before giving up. See more Dani G @RT81139271 05/11/2024 Pretending to be phylosophical, it goes into a tedious, boring deep territory. But it's always a pleasure to see the interesting and strong presence of Lea See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis London - 1987. Philip is a famous American writer living in exile in London. His mistress comes regularly to see him in his office, a refuge for the two lovers. They make love here, they argue, they reconcile and talk for hours - about the women who mark out his life, about sex, antisemitism, literature, and remaining true to oneself...
Director
Arnaud Desplechin
Producer
Pascal Caucheteux
Screenwriter
Arnaud Desplechin, Julie Peyr, Philip Roth
Production Co
La Région Île-de-France, Canal+, Ciné+, Why Not Productions
Genre
Drama, Romance
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Streaming)
May 20, 2022
Runtime
1h 45m