Piaffe (film)

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Piaffe
Piaffe 2022 film poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAnn Oren
Written byAnn Oren
Thais Guisasola
Produced byKristof Gerega
Sophie Ahrens
Fabian Altenried
StarringSimone Bucio
Sebastian Rudolph
Simon(e) Jaikiriuma Paetau
CinematographyCarlos Vasquez
Edited byAnn Oren
Haim Tabakman
Music byMunsha
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VTSS
Production
company
Schuldenberg Films
Distributed bySalzgeber & Co. Medien
Release dates
  • 11 August 2022 (2022-08-11)(Locarno)
  • 4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)(Germany)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguagesGerman
English [1]

Piaffe is a 2022 German fantasy drama film written by Thais Guisasola and Ann Oren, directed by Oren and starring Simone Bucio. [2] It is Oren's feature directorial debut. [1] The film premiered on 11 August 2022 at the 75th Locarno Film Festival, where it competed for the Golden Leopard.

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Plot

Cast

Release

The film was selected to compete for the Golden Leopard at the 75th Locarno Film Festival, [3] where it had its world premiere on 11 August 2022. [4] It was distributed in Germany on 4 May 2023 by Salzgeber & Co. Medien. [5]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 92% of 26 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.7/10. [6] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 76 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. [7] Glenn Kenny of RogerEbert.com awarded the film three stars. [8] Sophie Monks Kaufman of IndieWire graded the film an A-. [9] Jeannette Catsoulis of The New York Times gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Yet the film's provocations have a playfulness and generosity that are enormously appealing." [2] Robert Abele of the Los Angeles Times also gave the film a positive review and wrote, "The occasional exposure flares and soundtrack sync pops reminds us this is a movie, but also that we're watching what's raw and possible in art and life, that it's good to be open to wherever images and sounds may take us." [1]

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