Everything Went Fine (2023)
92%RT Audience Score:
Awards & Nominations: NA
Everything Went Fine is a masterful exploration of the complexities of family dynamics and the emotional toll of end-of-life decisions. Ozon’s naturalistic approach and near-perfect cast bring a sober and unsentimental treatment to a thorny subject matter. Marceau’s flawless performance is just one of many near-perfect turns that make this film rich, infinitely complex, and emotionally honest. While the film is not a cheerful night’s entertainment, it is superbly made, completely engrossing, and very grown-up. Ozon’s players deftly maneuver through the emotions, internet searches, and legal consultations of Dad’s journey into Shakespeare’s ultimate “undiscovered country.” Everything Went Fine is a poignant and absorbing familial drama that transforms late into a race-against-time thriller that will surprisingly have you on the edge of your seat.
Everything Went Fine is a movie that will make you feel like you’re watching a family drama unfold in real life. The performances are near-perfect, especially Sophie Marceau’s, and the naturalistic approach of the director makes it all the more engaging. It’s not a cheerful night’s entertainment, but it’s definitely worth watching if you’re in the mood for something grown-up and thought-provoking. Plus, it’s as erotic and thrilling as a hospital sponge bath, so there’s that.
Production Company(ies)
Cohen Media Group, Foreign Language
Distributor
Cohen Media Group
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
MPAA / Certificate
NR
Year of Release
2023
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:1h 53m
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Language(s):French
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Country of origin:France
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Apr 14, 2023 Limited
Genre(s)
Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Sophie Marceau, Charlotte Rampling, André Dussollier, Géraldine Pailhas, Grégory Gadebois, Hanna Schygulla, directed by François Ozon, written by François Ozon, drama, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Wendy Ide, Linda Marric, Kevin Maher, David Jenkins, Danny Leigh, Paul Byrnes, Avi Offer, Armond White, Roger Moore, Carlos Bonfil, MPAA rating, family drama, Cohen Media Group, Éric Altmayer, Nicolas Altmayer, French language, limited release, 1h 53m, aspect ratio 1.85:1, reconciling with the past, final wish, adult daughter, devastating, emotional, poignant, thriller, domestic dynamics
Worldwide gross: NA
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): NA
US/Canada gross: NA
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend:
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $5,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $5,000,000
Production budget ranking: 1,821
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $2,692,500
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Charlotte Rampling – Claude
André Dussollier – André
Géraldine Pailhas – Pascale
Grégory Gadebois – Gérard
Hanna Schygulla – Swiss lady
Director – François Ozon
Producer – Éric Altmayer, Nicolas Altmayer
Writer – François Ozon
Director(s)
François Ozon
Writer(s)
François Ozon
Producer(s)
Éric Altmayer, Nicolas Altmayer
Film Festivals
Cannes
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (43) | Top Critics (15) | Fresh (40) | Rotten (3)
Ozon adopts a light-footed, naturalistic approach in this study of domestic dynamics.
June 20, 2022 | Rating: 3/5
Wendy Ide
Observer (UK)
TOP CRITIC
A sober, unsentimental treatment of a rather thorny subject matter. One of Ozon’s best.
June 17, 2022 | Rating: 4/5
Linda Marric
The Jewish Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
It’s rich, infinitely complex and emotionally honest material. Marceau is flawless among a cast of near-perfect turns.
June 17, 2022 | Rating: 5/5
Kevin Maher
Times (UK)
TOP CRITIC
It’s an engaging movie about being able to control one’s destiny, but the wait continues for when this director will pull something truly heartfelt out of the bag.
June 17, 2022 | Rating: 3/5
David Jenkins
Little White Lies
TOP CRITIC
While Ozon grasps the gravity, he never slips into solemnity. And the din of competing voices and moments of near-farce serve to remind you that death is just one speaking part among many — for all that it gets the last word.
June 16, 2022 | Rating: 3/5
Danny Leigh
Financial Times
TOP CRITIC
I can’t offer this as a cheerful night’s entertainment, but it’s superbly made, completely engrossing and very grown-up.
May 19, 2022 | Rating: 4/5
Paul Byrnes
Sydney Morning Herald
TOP CRITIC
Unflinching, tender and provocative.
April 10, 2023
Avi Offer
NYC Movie Guru
Everything Went Fine is a near-great film examining our responses to the emotional complexities that occur in family life.
April 7, 2023
Armond White
National Review
Deathly-serious or darkly comic, Ozon’s players deftly maneuvre through the emotions, Internet searches and legal consulations of Dad’s journey into Shakespeare’s ultimate “undiscovered country.”
April 6, 2023 | Rating: 3/4
Roger Moore
Movie Nation
The protagonist’s psychological complexity makes the film go beyond a plea in favor of the right to an assisted, dignified departure. [Full review in Spanish]
November 14, 2022
Carlos Bonfil
La Jornada
This is a poignant and absorbing familial drama that transforms late into a race-against-time thriller that will surprisingly have you on the edge of your seat.
September 7, 2022 | Rating: 4/5
James Croot
Stuff.co.nz
Everything Went Fine is as erotic and thrilling as a hospital sponge bath.
July 21, 2022 | Rating: 3/5
Lewis Porteous
The Skinny…
Plot
When André contacts his daughter with a devastating final wish, she is forced to reconcile her past with him in François Ozon’s powerful family drama, Everything Went Fine.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Charlotte Rampling stars in Everything Went Fine alongside André Dussollier and Sophie Marceau.
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