Hold Me Tight

Directed by Mathieu Amalric

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Release Year: 2022
Running time: 97
Country: France
Language: French and German with English subtitles
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MSRP: $29.95
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MSRP: $599.00
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Directed by: Mathieu Amalric

In Hold Me Tight, Vicky Krieps (Phantom Thread, Bergman Island) gives another riveting performance as Clarisse, a woman on the run from her family for reasons that aren’t immediately clear. Widely renowned as one of France’s great contemporary actors but less well-known in North America for his equally impressive work behind the camera, Mathieu Amalric’s sixth feature as director is his most ambitious to date. This virtuosic, daringly fluid portrait of a woman in crisis alternates between Clarisse’s adventures on the road and scenes of her abandoned husband Marc (Arieh Worthalter) as he struggles to take care of their children at home. Amalric’s film keeps viewers uncertain as to the reality of what they’re seeing until the final moments of this moving, unpredictable, and richly rewarding family drama.

Reviews

“Wildly original. Krieps has finally landed a lead role worthy of her tremendous depths.”

- Eileen G’Sell, Reverse Shot
 

"One of the best films of the year."

- Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com
 

“Piercing. An emotional journey of a film… built for repeat viewings. [Amalric] has a deft touch with surprises.”

- Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times
 

“Vicky Krieps mesmerizes… delivers a disarmingly vulnerable, yet understated performance.”

- Susannah Gruder, Indiewire
 

“A gorgeously shot memory piece. Vicky Krieps in a tour-de-force performance. Feels like being transported into a trance-like reverie.”

- Boyd van Hoeij, The Hollywood Reporter
 

“Rich and evocative thanks to a bravura performance by Vicky Krieps.”

- Caroline Tsai, The Playlist
 

“A gritty, engrossing tale of love and loss. Further proof that Vicky Krieps is one of the world’s most exciting actors.”

- Adam Solomons, Little White Lies
 

“More potent and heartfelt than any other film I've seen in a long time.”

- Dustin Chang, Screen Anarchy
 

“Gripping… cathartic. Amalric’s generosity of feeling and commitment to a percolating, hypnotic poetry of image, sound and human expression is noteworthy.”

- Robert Abele, The Wrap
 

"Krieps’ performance is a standout in its profound, elegiac devastation—one not seen since Juliette Binoche’s turn in Krzysztof Kieslowski’s Three Colors: Blue."

- Katarina Docalovich, Paste Magazine
 

“Dazzling. Achieves something quite remarkable."

- Lee Marshall, Screen Daily
 

“Krieps gives a magisterial, totally committed performance… a remarkable, singular character study."

- Kevin Filipski, Film Forward
 

Awards

Official Selection – Cannes International Film Festival

 

Official Selection – Rotterdam International Film Festival

 

Official Selection – Film at Lincoln Center’s Rendez Vous with French Cinema

 

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