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Stupeur et Tremblements Review

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Critics scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 4.0
    75

    out of 100

    Metascore®
    Generally favorable reviews
    based on a weighted average of all
    critic review scores.

  • 70

    out of 100

    Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas

    A dark comedy that reveals the stultifying rigidity of Japanese office life - which the film persuasively suggests endures to this day.

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  • 75

    out of 100

    Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

    May be a sardonic view of Japanese corporate culture, but that's not all it is. The movie is also subtly sexual and erotic, despite the fact that every scene takes place in the office and there is not a single overt sexual act or word or gesture or reference.

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  • 75

    out of 100

    Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington

    With the exception of Amelie's voiceover narration in French, Fear and Trembling is entirely in Japanese. And the Japanese cast is superb.

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  • 80

    out of 100

    The New York Times Dana Stevens

    Mr. Corneau, an eclectic director with a mildly perverse sensibility, turns the conflict of cultures into a psychodrama that is at once lighthearted and intense.

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  • 80

    out of 100

    Variety Lisa Nesselson

    Classy, funny cross-cultural adventure is Alain Corneau's most accomplished and entertaining film since 1991's "Tous les matins du monde."

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