A prophet: a masterpiece

The French press is unanimous: Jacques Audiard's new film, «Un prophète (AProphet)», is a masterpiece. Here are some reactions from France's majordaily and weekly press.

Télécinéobs: «The fifth film of Jacques Audiard is a miracle».

20 minutes: «With its brilliance and the originality of thetreatment, 'Un prophète' is without a doubt one of the best movies of theyear.»

Libération: «Audiard doesn't shoot often; in his projects, helets things marinate inside him to the point of disgust and he goes into akind of trance. The is certainly how he creates the merciless energy thatjolts through each sequence in his 2-hour and 30-minute film.»

Le Parisien: «Audiard's dazzling direction gives this story anepic dimension.»

DVDrama: «The general finesse of the film, its gentle borrowingsfrom fantasy (fascinating !), its moral philosophy, its raw violence, allmake 'Un Prophète' the kind of French fantasy film one would like to see intheaters every week.»

Le Monde: «It's a thriller in the strictest sense of the word: amovie that gives rise to violent sensations, provokes rushes of adrenaline ­scaring, repulsing and thrilling its audience.»

Première: «Jacques Audiard has nevertheless proven one thing:it's no contest that he is the greatest French filmmaker working today (...)rarely has a recent French movie been put together with this level ofmasterful narration and formal ambition.»

Télérama: «his mastery seduces and captivates».

Studio: «But what makes 'Un prophète' a great film as opposedmerely a realistic adaptation, a quasi documentary of life in prison, is itsspiritual dimension.»

Télé 7 jours: «Powerful thriller, feverish, ultra- realistic(...). A black diamond carried with brilliance by the young Tahar Rahim».

Les inrockuptibles: «2 hours and 29 minutes of gripping cinema,which will grab all your senses and thoughts, not letting go for a second.»

Click on the link below to watch the trailer of «A prophet».