Rent Evolution (2015)
2.9 of 5 from 175 ratings
1h 19min
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- Synopsis:
- 10-year-old Nicolas lives with his mother on a remote island, in a village inhabited solely by women and young boys. In a hospital overlooking the ocean, all the boys are subjected to a mysterious medical treatment. Only Nicolas questions what is happening around him. He senses that his mother is lying to him, and is determined to find out what she does with the other women at night, on the beach... What he discovers is the beginning of a nightmare into which he is helplessly drawn. But in Stella, a young nurse at the hospital, Nicolas finds an unexpected ally.
- Actors:
- Max Brebant, Roxane Duran, Julie-Marie Parmentier, Mathieu Goldfeld, Nissim Renard, Pablo-Noé Etienne, Nathalie Legosles, Chantal Aimée, Laura Ballesteros, Eric Batlle, Mafer Blanco, Anna Broock, Celestino Chacon, Annie Enganalim, Silvia Ferre, Imma Ferrer, Ulrika Garcia, Magdalena Komárová, Mireia Leon, Hugo Lopez
- Directors:
- Lucile Hadzihalilovic
- Writers:
- Lucile Hadzihalilovic, Alanté Kavaïté
- Aka:
- Évolution
- Studio:
- Metrodome
- Genres:
- Drama, Horror
- Collections:
- Female Filmmakers Who Changed French Cinema, Films by Genre
- Countries:
- France
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Reviews (7) of Evolution
The opening scenes should've been my warning to hit 'eject'. - Evolution review by AM
'Boring' is usually a poor word to use when writing a review as it tends to implies a childishness or lack of sophistication in the reviewer, but with this film, I'm afraid no other word does it justice. Brain-crushingly, life-sappingly boring. The film's only redeeming feature is that it is so short.
From the opening scenes I got a sense that this film was going to be all about the cinematography and precious little else. Arty, pretentious, stereotypically French, drivel, with loads of over-long lingering shots of the sea, waves, seaweed, etc, etc . My wife and I absolutely hated this film and only saw it through to the end in the vane hope that something, anything, interesting, would happen. The last scenes did promise some of that, but then it just ended suddenly and poorly (as we knew it would). Films like this never have clever, polished endings. They just 'end', as if the reel ran out and nobody could find a new one to continue.
If, on the other hand, the long lingering shots of the surroundings were there to convey the dullness of life for the children on the island, then it did succeed in that regard. Don't get me wrong, I love looking at the sea and I could happily view scenes like this as an aid to relax or sleep, but NOT as a film, goddammit!
Oh lordy, I really hope cinemaparadiso never send me anything this awful again. Please just pass this one by, you'll have missed nothing. You have been warned.
2 out of 3 members found this review helpful.
Squirmy Moments - Evolution review by griggs
Evolution left me weirdly hooked and a bit confused. It’s a slow, creepy watch—really striking to look at, but it keeps things pretty vague. I liked the eerie vibe and all the strange, squirmy moments, though it did get a bit frustrating. Classic Hadžihalilovic—answers not included.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
Weird, odd, confusing, baffling French fantasy film - with starfish! - Evolution review by PV
The best thing to say about this film is that it looks good - like a pop music video, in fact. More vignettes than a proper story.
It's all rather confusing and vague, maybe meant to be ambiguous.
No idea if this is based on a novel, but if so, I'd love to know which one so I can look up what it's meant to be about!
Some strange volcanic island populated by mutant women who make boys pregnant - or something. Why is never explained. Your guess is as good as mine.
Baffling gallic fantasy.
1 out of 2 members found this review helpful.