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The Childhood of a Leader
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Loosely inspired by the early childhood experiences of many of the great dictators of the 20th Century, the film is a chronicle of the childhood of a post-World War I leader.
Loosely inspired by the early childhood experiences of many of the great dictators of the 20th Century, the film is a chronicle of the childhood of a post-World War I leader.
Actors:
Luca Bercovici,
Laurent Winkler,
Caroline Boulton,
Scott Alexander Young,
Kata Petõ,
Jacques Boudet,
Stacy Martin
Luca Bercovici
22 February 1957, New York, USA
Laurent Winkler
Caroline Boulton
Scott Alexander Young
Kata Petõ
October 27, 1979 in Budapest, Hungary
Jacques Boudet
Stacy Martin
1 January 1991, Paris, France
Country:
United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Hungary, Belgium
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December 14, 2016
Corbet draws an incredible performance out of young debutant Tom Sweet. This is not a one-dimensional or one-note depiction of a misbehaving child but rather a tremendously nuanced turn.
May 09, 2017
Sudden lens strobe and Scott Walker's sawing score connect the character to the tumult of 20th century Europe, suggesting the child is its destructive heir, and the film climaxes with a remarkable final sequence
July 28, 2016
The Childhood of a Leader is a dark and creepy work, flawed but ambitious and well worth seeing.
October 10, 2016
The Childhood of a Leader signals a fascinating new talent in art cinema: the actor Brady Corbet.
July 22, 2016
Studious in its homages to somber masters past and present, The Childhood Of A Leader pulls out intriguing moments whenever it threatens to turn repetitious.
May 14, 2017
Demands that kind of close attention, and rewards it as well.
August 15, 2016
This is not always a subtle film, but its spooky mood leaves a strong impression.
March 17, 2017
The problem with the film is that it promises more than it delivers.
July 22, 2016
All dread all the time, and rich enough in mood that you may be inclined to forgive the familiarity of its narrative trajectory and anchoring psychology.
January 30, 2017
...this is an odd, slow moving and only partly successful film.
July 28, 2016
This is a director's showcase and Corbet, with the support of a superb tech team (especially composer Scott Walker) impresses and fascinates.
July 22, 2016
That it has the courage of cryptic-ness, and leaves sympathetic viewers intrigued long after its final images have faded, is enough to mark The Childhood of a Leader as an uncommonly promising debut.