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Julia CoxPhotographie:
Claudio MirandaMusique:
Alexandre DesplatActeurs·trices:
Annette Bening, Jodie Foster, Rhys Ifans, John Solo, Jeena Yi, Karly Rothenberg, Luke Cosgrove, Eric T. Miller, Samantha Gordon, Marcus Young (plus)VOD (1)
Résumés(1)
Une nageuse de fond à la volonté de fer lutte contre des courants puissants, des créatures maritimes mortelles et des tempêtes violentes pour réussir le périple de sa vie. (Netflix)
Critiques (5)
No one can tell me that Jimmy Chin and his wife didn't originally intend this as an episode for Edge of the Unkown. But then, when they were going through the documentary footage, they thought “hey, we already have an Oscar for documentary, how about trying fiction, it's hard to get our hands on more rewarding material?” A powerful inspirational story about the indomitable willfulness of a willful, very difficult to get along with retired woman (at one time a record breaker, then a legend of the commentariat) who refuses to accept that she belongs to the old guard. As much as one could fault the unnecessarily drawn-out runtime and, despite the topic and the unused "unsparingness", it is carried by the central duo of acting legends. And they enjoy their strong characters, and virtually every scene they do together (which is 90% of the film) can be cut for an "Oscar showreel" without slipping into overacting even for a moment. More interesting "because it happened" and "because of how it's acted" than "because of how good the movie is", but in the genre of award-winning biopics, it's unquestionably a cut above the rest.
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Un film classique, mais avec une histoire forte et deux championnes de l’interprétation, Jodie Foster et Annette Bening, pleinement impliquées dans une œuvre à laquelle elles croient. Une amitié et un soutien à toute épreuve, une volonté et une conviction inébranlables qui font bouger le monde. Du point de vue de l’histoire, le film laisse entrevoir des possibilités d’Oscar, mais il passera probablement inaperçu, tout comme l’excellent Thirteen Lives d’Howard l’année dernière. Je suis heureux de voir Jimmy Chin percer dans le domaine du long métrage.
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Pour Annette Bening, ça pourrait annoncer un Oscar, peut-être à sa cinquième tentative, comme DiCaprio. Lui a dû combattre un ours, elle des méduses et la mer sous toutes ses formes. Une candidate idéale pour un Oscar mérité. Tout dépendra de la décision de l'Académie concernant Lily Gladstone – si elle est en lice pour un rôle principal ou secondaire. Que dire de plus sur ce film ? Il est motivant, met en scène une performance incroyable, presque surhumaine et, quoi qu'il en soit, admirable, mais permet à chaque spectateur de somnoler quatre fois sans manquer de progrès dans l'intrigue.
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I've come to realize that the biggest cinematic surprises often come from films you have zero expectations for — and sometimes, you've never even heard of. Nyad is exactly that kind of movie. The subject is fascinating, and I vaguely recall hearing about it in the news. The execution is spot-on in every way, especially when it comes to the acting. Annette Bening delivers an almost Oscar-worthy performance, Jodie Foster is equally impressive, and Rhys Ifans just needs to show up on screen to make me happy. Overall, this is a well-crafted American drama about the strength of the human spirit and pushing boundaries.
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The life story of Diana Nyad is practically unbelievable, and her book *Find a Way* (2015) naturally became a bestseller. So, when a film brings together names like Annette Bening and Jodie Foster, it can't go wrong—and the result truly delivers. If you're in the mood for an extraordinary sports drama about overcoming personal limits, this one is definitely worth watching.
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