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Staying Vertical

Play trailer 1:52 Poster for Staying Vertical 2017 1h 40m Comedy Drama LGBTQ+ Play Trailer Watchlist
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A filmmaker (Damien Bonnard) must raise his newborn by himself after his girlfriend (India Hair) abandons him.

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Critics Consensus

Staying Vertical takes a number of risks in its unorthodox approach to an unusual story -- and justifies many of them with an unpredictable and ultimately satisfying experience.

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Ben Sachs Chicago Reader 04/20/2017
The strange action plays out with a dreamlike lucidity reminiscent of late Luis Buñuel... It's also dreamlike in its handling of time; the film takes place over a few years but feels as if it transpires over a few days. Go to Full Review Glenn Kenny RogerEbert.com 01/21/2017
2/4
The movie's irreverence is in certain respects commendable, but its po-faced attempts at cinematic philosophizing are transparently stilted. Go to Full Review A.O. Scott New York Times 01/19/2017
"Being Vertical" ... has a rough gravity that holds your attention and sticks in your mind. Go to Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com 10/04/2019
3/5
This latest effort feels more like an efficiently polished return to the director's themes from earlier titles, where pernicious, peripheral villains constantly threaten distinctively rural settings. Go to Full Review Daniel Barnes Dare Daniel 03/29/2019
3/5
Guiraudie frequently abandons the audience in the story - we drift in and out of the narrative just as Léo drifts in and out of people's lives - but for all of the film's self-infatuation, it also offers no shortage of deeply disturbing show-stoppers. Go to Full Review Alexa Dalby Dog and Wolf 02/19/2019
3/5
It's also a film about desire and frustration -- there are sexual relationships between the four main characters in varying permutations that ebb and flow throughout the film. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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06/26/2017 Desde "Adaptação", eu não via um filme tão esquisito sobre as vicissitudes sofridas por um roteirista. See more 04/11/2017 7.4/10, my review: http://wp.me/p1eXom-2SY See more 03/01/2017 I demand a ticket refund. Sure, I watched this bullshit at home yet I still want my effing money back. See more 02/04/2017 Don't feed the wolves. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Alain Guiraudie

Director

Damien Bonnard

Léo

India Hair

Marie

Raphaël Thiéry

Jean-Louis

Christian Bouillette

Marcel

Basile Meilleurat

Yoan

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Movie Info

Synopsis A filmmaker (Damien Bonnard) must raise his newborn by himself after his girlfriend (India Hair) abandons him.
Director
Alain Guiraudie
Producer
Sylvie Pialat, Benoît Quainon
Screenwriter
Alain Guiraudie
Distributor
Strand Releasing
Production Co
arte France Cinéma, Les Films du Worso
Genre
Comedy, Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 20, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 6, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$11.7K
Runtime
1h 40m