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Divorce, Le (2003) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Divorce, Le (2003) a score of 2.3965 out of 4

based on (249) reviews

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Excellent

(6)

Very Good

(136)

Good

(86)

Fair

(19)

Poor

(2)

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Harvey S. Karten

Cultural disparities are not only inconvenient to travelers but often comical, a concept that James Ivory, inspired by Diane Johnson's novel, "Le Divorce," milks for subtle humor, nuanced criticism, and an absorbing (if overplotted) story. The French,...read the complete Divorce, Le (2003) review at Harvey S. Karten

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Movie Gazette (Anton Bitel)

A polished piece of film-making, and a welcome antidote to the less subtle portrayals of the Franco-American relations found currently in the world media. A bit inconsequential, though......read the complete Divorce, Le (2003) review at Movie Gazette (Anton Bitel)

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Worcester Telegram & Gazette (Daniel M. Kimmel)

[E]ven fans of the filmmakers will be hardpressed to consider this one of their great ones....read the complete Divorce, Le (2003) review at Worcester Telegram & Gazette (Daniel M. Kimmel)

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Dallas Observer (Gregory Weinkauf)

At its best (which isn't much), Le Divorce blusters along with the tolerable tedium of had-to-be-there home movies; at its worst (which is about 90 percent), it illustrates why the French went and invented the word merde....read the complete Divorce, Le (2003) review at Dallas Observer (Gregory Weinkauf)

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eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)

Both American AND French cultures get shortsighted, religious and political moir�s into fidelity are brushed away and the film shifts from melodrama to farce to tragedy and back to comedy (using that term lightly) at the drop of a razor....read the complete Divorce, Le (2003) review at eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)

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