The Five Devils

2022

1h 36m

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6.8/10

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8-year-old Vicky has a mysterious gift: she can recreate any scent she comes across, even that of her beloved mother Joanne. When her estranged aunt Julia suddenly returns to town, the invocation of her fragrance plunges the young girl back in time to unravel a past replete with family secrets.

Directors

Léa Mysius

Writers

Paul Guilhaume(screenplay by)

Léa Mysius(screenplay by)

Léa Mysius(dialogue by)

Stars

Adèle Exarchopoulos

Sally Dramé

Swala Emati

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Top cast

Joanne Soler

Vicky Soler

Julia Soler

Jimmy Soler

Nadine

Le père de Joanne

Jeff

La mère de famille

La serveuse en rollers

Charlotte Bon Bornier

La petite fille blonde

Alain Guillot

L'entraîneur de gym

Stéphanie Lhorset

La directrice de l'école

Inès Helouin

La chanteuse du karaoké

Merwan Rim

Le DJ du karaoké

Habib Rharbaoui

Le garçon de la bande

Jade Kleine

La géante rousse

Julien Reneaut

Le père de la géante rousse

Clara Borne

Gymnaste

Directors

Léa Mysius

Writers

Paul Guilhaume(screenplay by)

Léa Mysius(screenplay by)

Léa Mysius(dialogue by)

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7/10

Léa Mysius has created a fascinating study here in The Five Devils. It reminds me a lot of Kubrick's horror, The Shining. Both films revolve around a protagonist that is a child gifted with the "Shining", the gift of "seeing" what others do not. The common thread is that the gift is really a metaphor for how much adults underestimate what a child sees, hears, and understands. Mysius uses magic surrealism as the vehicle for her exposition. It's quite charming and exciting. It's very well done and worth the accolades, even though I felt the script had just a few faults that took me away from complete enjoyment.

badelf15 Aug, 2024