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The Pact
Directed by
Bille August
NR
2021
1h 40m
Biography
,
Drama
6.4
79%
80%
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The intense friendship between Karen Blixen, the Danish author best known for her autobiographical novel "Out of Africa," and Thorkild Bjørnvig, a young and promising poet.
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Cast of The Pact
Birthe Neumann
Karen Blixen
Simon Bennebjerg
Thorkild Bjørnvig
Nanna Skaarup Voss
Grete
Asta Kamma August
Benedicte
Anders Heinrichsen
Knud W. Jensen
Marie Mondrup
Fru Carlsen
Kurt Dreyer
Heinrich
Bille August
Director
Christian Torpe
Writer
Jesper Morthorst
Producer
The Pact Ratings & Reviews
FilmWeek (LAist)
Peter Rainer
A little too straightforward and bland... But it's an admirable film.
Screen Rant
Nadir Samara
The film is masterful in exploring the kinetic energy between its leads, even in the most subdued scenes. It's a slow burn, but one feels the heat.
San Jose Mercury News
Randy Myers
An interesting, impeccably groomed period piece...
48 Hills
Dennis Harvey
It's not that the intrigues (based on real-life Bjornvid's own memoirs) or personalities aren't compelling, but rather that their trajectory becomes a little too obvious too soon, making this a plush but rather attenuated two-hour anecdote.
Observer
Rex Reed
A fascinating footnote to the story of Isak Dinesen and the impossible standards that defined her accomplishments and failures.
Los Angeles Times
Gary Goldstein
Deftly mounted, shot and scored, "The Pact" is a master class in ensemble acting, led by Neumann in a visceral, deeply layered and knife's-edge turn.
Edge Media Network
Frank J. Avella
August keeps things interesting when the film is focused on the Blixen and Bjrnvig relationship, and it's a fascinating one--the dynamics, the power play, the sexual tension. That's the reason to see the film.
Variety
Guy Lodge
Handsomely mounted but narratively inert.
RogerEbert.com
Peter Sobczynski
While impressive enough on a surface level, The Pact gradually reveals itself to be hollow in key areas.
Cinemalogue
Todd Jorgenson
This handsomely mounted period melodrama benefits from solid performances and intriguing character dynamics.
New York Times
Lisa Kennedy
[A] well-acted drama about the price of literary ambition...
Film Threat
Sumner Forbes
Anyone yearning for a thoughtful foreign drama filled with a first-rate cast need look no further.
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