Directed by:
Jaco Van DormaelCinematography:
Christophe BeaucarneComposer:
An PierléCast:
Pili Groyne, Benoît Poelvoorde, Catherine Deneuve, François Damiens, Yolande Moreau, Laura Verlinden, Serge Larivière, Didier De Neck, Romain Gelin (more)VOD (1)
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God exists! He lives in Brussels with his wife and daughter, Ea, and he’s a real jerk to them both. He lives in an apartment and spends most of his time in a giant office where he controls the world through an old computer. His son, JC, whom you may have heard of, made his escape long ago. When Ea gets fed up with her father, she decides to leave the nest, find her own apostles and write her own brand new testament. But before she makes her escape, Ea hacks God’s computer and leaks to the entire world their date of death by SMS. Her deed causes worldwide panic and God must scramble to fix it before humanity finds it has no need of him. (Madman Entertainment)
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I once turned this film off after ten minutes, but after a second screening I was satisfied. Your tastes as a viewer will change after five years, and you watch movies with different eyes. The film has an original and cracking story and a great Benoit Poelvoorde, who must be loved by everyone who knows him. If the entire film had focused on Benoit making up laws and ruining people's lives, it would have been the event of the year, but I enjoyed that direction as well. Funny, wacky and sweet. It liked it. Story****, Action>No, Humor***, Violence>No, Entertainment****, Music***, Visuals****, Atmosphere****, Suspense*. 7/10.
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The French have a nice sense of humor that I quite enjoy. And in fact, so do the other francophone nations that participated in the film. However, even though I really liked the film in some parts and found it funny, there's still this strange dullness where I couldn't pay attention to the movie the whole time because it's just boring at times. It’s a shame, but it’s still very nice.
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The Brand New Testament is definitely one of the most original films of recent years, no doubt about it. A crude, mean and bored God! A naively clever Ea, eager to give her father a good beating! A jaded Goddess with a penchant for colourful patterns and a love of the number 18! A truly hilarious family that also features “Jay-Cee”. On the other side of the shore are the "ordinary" people, who one day are told their date of death, which everyone deals with in their own way. The film is a plethora of bizarre characters, intricately (blackly) humorous situations and unexpected twists and turns that lead to the inevitable end. An imaginative piece of filmmaking that must surely be a thorn in the side of strongly religious people, but I had a literally GODLY time with it.
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Another French small-scale movie that took inspiration from Amélie but at the same time, it is holding itself back a bit. Everything else is compensated by the idea which a normally thinking person could never come up with. And all that is left is for Benoît Poelvoorde to finish the rest, and suddenly you have sowed the seeds of the most interesting and original French comedy of the modern time. Personally, I have to say that Benoît convinced me after a series of movies that he is one of the best European actors of today. It’s a pity that his character here is bad rather than funny. In any case, the film itself is definitely worth watching. The Brand New Testament is capable of surprising you more than once and of captivating you with its world.
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Exasperatingly long and boring, with cringey humor, the peak of which is a male gorilla in the role of a life partner. These are exactly the reasons why I dislike French cinema (with a few exceptions). Plus, the film is purposely trying to cater to absolutely everyone. Luckily, I'm a cynic and I saw through it straight away.
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