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Pendular

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A male sculptor and a female dancer find their relationship complicated by their rivalry and the desire to build a future together.

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Ben Sachs Chicago Reader Apr 17, 2020
Murat's inventive visual compositions keep this watchable, as do the explicit sex scenes, which build upon the characterization in addition to generating erotic fascination. Go to Full Review
John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter Jan 10, 2018
Where Damien Chazelle observed lovers filled with a desire to make it in entertainment, [Julia] Murat's picture revolves around the need to make art, with career an afterthought. Go to Full Review
Chuck Bowen Slant Magazine Jan 10, 2018
3/4
Jlia Murat's Pendular abounds in exquisite displays of negative space, reminding one that there's few artistic elements as inherently appealing, visually, as a symmetrical image. Go to Full Review
Luke Gorham In Review Online Aug 13, 2020
[Pendular is undermined by its fundamental inequity. Go to Full Review
Elissa Suh MUBI Feb 27, 2020
Visual motifs and avant-garde fixtures pretend to obscure a digestible storyline concerning two artists in relation to their craft, success, and each other. Go to Full Review
Diego Batlle Otroscines.com Jan 31, 2018
2.5/5
A somewhat tortuous, erratic and capricious film. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
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Theodore G Oct 15, 2017 Pendular is a film which showcases what's it like to be an artist and is a piece of art itself, at the same time.
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Movie Info

Synopsis A male sculptor and a female dancer find their relationship complicated by their rivalry and the desire to build a future together.
Director
Júlia Murat
Producer
Tatiana Leite, Júlia Murat
Screenwriter
Júlia Murat, Matias Mariani
Distributor
Big World Pictures
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Brazilian Portuguese
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 30, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 18, 2019
Runtime
1h 48m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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