Currently starring in “Sidonia in Japan”, Isabelle Huppert has more than a hundred films to her credit. But do you know which one is the best rated by AlloCiné spectators? Hint: he’s American.
Her first film dating from 1971 (Le Prussien), Isabelle Huppert is celebrating the 53rd anniversary of a career this year that has made her one of the greatest French actresses. But also an actress that the world is chasing, starting with the Italian Dario Argento, who should direct her in his next horror film.
Before leaving for Italy, she is in Asia this week for the needs of Sidonie in Japan, in the role of a novelist confronted with the ghost of her husband, whom she has never really mourned, during a tour promotional. And it is in the United States that his highest rated film on AlloCiné takes place.
With an average of 4 out of 5, Heaven’s Gate by Michael Cimino does as well as The Judge and the Assassin by Betrand Tavernier, or César and Rosalie by Claude Sautet. But he achieves it with more scores (2,786 against 1,350 and 1,748), which therefore places him above.
And it’s a nice revenge for its director, whose feature film remained famous above all for its chaotic and lengthy filming, and its disastrous box office score, which caused the closure of the United Artists studio. Which Tom Cruise then tried to revive in 2008 before it closed (permanently?) in 2019, the centenary year of his birth.
More than 3h30 long, Heaven’s Gate is also seen as the symbol of the end of the New Hollywood… which fits well with the disenchanted vision of America portrayed in the story of two Harvard alumni who find themselves in 1890 in Wyoming: James Averill (Kris Kristofferson) is a federal sheriff while Billy Irvine (John Hurt), consumed by alcohol, is a member of an association of large breeders fighting against small immigrants who have come to most of them from central Europe.
It’s a tragic anti-western, a film against racism, an epic fresco, a twisted romance, a lyrical metaphysical work
Averill opposes the association’s intervention in the district and tries to convince his friend Ella, a prostitute of French origin, to leave the country. And it’s Isabelle Huppert who plays this role, in the film, 60 of the 160 reviews posted on AlloCiné give it a maximum rating of 5 out of 5. That’s more than a third.
“An impeccable script, masterful direction and direction, remarkable sets and reconstruction, a cast worthy of the project, all brought together in an astonishing Michael Cimino, what could be better” : MC4815162342 summed up almost everything, so much so that we could stop there. But there are other critiques that are just as spectacular, if not more so.
Like that of Mr Renton : “It’s a tragic anti-western, a film against racism, an epic fresco, a twisted romance, a lyrical metaphysical work, a violent, harsh, raw, uncompromising film which delivers a strong message through powerful images. disproportionate. Everything agrees that this ultimate work by the great Michael Cimino is a very great film. Which, after an obstacle course, finally deserves its status as an absolute masterpiece of the 7th art among the great names.”
Or that of Stebbinswhich provides an important clarification: “A must see in its long version, the short version does not offer a vulgar shortcut likely to support the outcome. A masterpiece, sublime and essential.” It’s quite simple, superlatives fly in a flock among the most positive reviews.
A must see in its long version, the short version does not offer a vulgar shortcut likely to support the outcome
“A lyrical and powerful film that grips the guts for almost 4 hours”says vinetodelveccio, the last Internet user that we will cite here. “Cimino takes us into a magnificent story with never-manichaean characters and multiple issues. The love story is heartbreaking and the storyline particularly resonates today: racism, inequalities, injustice…”
“In terms of staging, everything is in tune: lighting, alternately intimate and gigantic framing of the magnificent Wyoming landscapes, sound… everything is there to have a historic moment.” And you ? Have you seen Heaven’s Gate?