The Apparition (2018 film)


The Apparition is an internationally co-produced drama film, directed by Xavier Giannoli, from a screenplay by Giannoli, Jacques Fieschi and Marcia Romano. It stars Vincent Lindon, Galatéa Bellugi, Patrick d'Assumçao, Elina Löwensohn, Gérard Dessalles, Bruno Georis and Claude Lévêque.
It was released in France on 14 February 2018, by Memento Films.

Cast

In January 2017, it was announced Vincent Lindon, Galatéa Bellugi and Patrick d'Assumçao had joined the cast of the film, with Xavier Giannoli directing from a screenplay he wrote, alongside Jacques Fieschi and Marcia Romano.

Release

The film was released in France on 14 February 2018, by Memento Films. In February 2018, Music Box Films acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film. It was released in the United States on 7 September 2018.

Critical reception

The Apparition received positive reviews from film critics. It holds a 72% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 43 reviews, with a weighted average of 6.43/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "The Apparition intrigues on a purely narrative level while also managing to tackle thorny questions of faith with suitably sober intelligence." On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 64 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".