Scarlet

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Scarlet

2023

1h 43m

Drama

Romance

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Shortly after World War I, veteran Raphaël (Raphaël Thiery) returns home from the frontlines to find himself a widower, and father to an infant daughter. Raised by her father in rural Normandy, the child Juliette (Juliette Jouan) grows into a lonely young woman who dreams of greater possibilities. She seeks refuge in the nearby woods, where she meets a witch who promises scarlet sails will one day take her away from her village. Reckoning with her future and swept away by a rakish young pilot (Louis Garrel) who literally falls from the sky, Juliette never stops believing in the witch's prophecy. Tracing Juliette's journey throughout the 20 years of great invention between the world wars, Scarlet delicately weaves together music and fantasy, history and folklore, realist drama and ethereal romance, to craft a timeless story of a young woman's emancipation.

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Critics Consensus

Its many disparate ingredients come together in a somewhat lumpy blend, but Scarlet remains a largely bewitching period fantasy.

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Bilge Ebiri

New York Magazine/Vulture

Dec 9, 2023

This beguiling film has the cadences of a fairy tale — prophetic visions, magical coincidences, behavior echoed across the years — but Marcello, who came up through the documentary world, expertly blends the immediate and the airy.

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Kat Sachs

Chicago Reader

Jul 11, 2023

Filmed in Super 16mm like its predecessor this sparkles, especially with intimate feeling and pure affection for the craft [filmmaking].

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Kathleen Sachs

Chicago Reader

Jul 10, 2023

Sparkles especially with intimate feeling and pure affection for the craft.

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Nuha Hassan

Nuha Hassan (Medium)

Sep 8, 2023

An enchanting story that witnesses the romance of two young people with mixed magical elements, along with a grounded look at the people’s ignorance and misunderstanding.

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Farah Cheded

A Good Movie To Watch

Aug 18, 2023

It’s a charming, if airy, yarn, but the craftsmanship in front of and behind the camera makes Scarlet a gorgeous escape.

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Hector A. Gonzalez

Loud and Clear Reviews

Jul 25, 2023

4/5

It’s Marcello’s version of providing magical realism onto the screen – slowly evoking feelings of transcendence and cinematic ecstasy.

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Barbara

Aug 4, 2023

Another gem from the director of Martin Eden.

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Ghederick Eshmont

Jun 25, 2023

Understated & cute film.

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Lanfranco C

@Lanfrancobz Jun 9, 2026

Few moments of poetry in a confused film with few links with te original roman.

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Runa R

@runa.r May 23, 2025

I’m writing this review a year after watching the film at the cinema. My memory of it is of a sweet, whimsical and original film.

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MGH T

@RT02654530 Feb 23, 2025

Really STUPID movie - written by a child - not possible for any one person to be as incompetent as Scarlet in one scene and a complete moron in the next - you get untied with a razor you smuggled I - and don’t IMMEDIATELY set your father free - that’s an hour I will never get back

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Danny

@RT99558199 Dec 4, 2023

Lyrical, languid and dreamlike, Scarlet is also an absolute bore. Its heroine, Juliette, spends much of the movie in a lost and aimless search for purpose and meaning, not unlike the audience. Though engaging at first with its quiet, unhurried approach, that conceit soon becomes tiresome and frustrating as the viewer questions where, if anywhere, this story is going. In the end, the movie amounts to a meal that appears somewhat appetizing but in reality is nothing more than a whole lot of empty calories. It's only saving grace is that Scarlet at least lives up to its title as viewers will be seeing red wondering why they devoted so much time to a pretentious film that is all style and no substance.

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Synopsis

Shortly after World War I, veteran Raphaël (Raphaël Thiery) returns home from the frontlines to find himself a widower, and father to an infant daughter. Raised by her father in rural Normandy, the child Juliette (Juliette Jouan) grows into a lonely young woman who dreams of greater possibilities. She seeks refuge in the nearby woods, where she meets a witch who promises scarlet sails will one day take her away from her village. Reckoning with her future and swept away by a rakish young pilot (Louis Garrel) who literally falls from the sky, Juliette never stops believing in the witch's prophecy. Tracing Juliette's journey throughout the 20 years of great invention between the world wars, Scarlet delicately weaves together music and fantasy, history and folklore, realist drama and ethereal romance, to craft a timeless story of a young woman's emancipation.

Director: Pietro Marcello
Producer: Charles Gillibert, Ilya Stewart, Antonio Miyakawa, Romain Blondeau
Screenwriter: Pietro Marcello, Maurizio Braucci, Geneviève Brisac, Maud Ameline
Distributor: Kino Lorber
Production Co: Match Factory Productions, Rai cinéma, CG Cinéma, arte France Cinéma, ZDF, Avventurosa
Genre: Drama, Romance
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 9, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 26, 2023
Box Office (Gross USA): $79.4K
Runtime: 1h 43m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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