The Price of Desire

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The Price of Desire

2015

1h 48m

Drama

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A love triangle results in betrayal for spirited designer and architect Eileen Gray.

Matt Fagerholm

RogerEbert.com

06/02/2020

1.5/4

I came to McGuckian's film knowing nothing about Gray and left feeling frustrated that I hadn't learned more about her, apart from the boorish chauvinists in her life.

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Alissa Simon

Variety

06/02/2020

Sadly, the fact that Brady and Francesco Scianna, the actor portraying her lover Badovici evince absolutely no on-screen chemistry undercuts audience belief in their great passion.

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

05/27/2016

2/5

Too many Cote d'Azure exteriors are shot in weird soft focus that suggests comic dream sequences from Absolutely Fabulous.

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

07/21/2020

If the point of the movie was to give the proper respect to [Eileen] Gray because she experienced gender discrimination, that intention is ruined by ... making the story's narration come from the sexist egomaniac who tried to oppress her in real life.

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Gary M. Kramer

Gay City News

07/04/2020

There is much to be desired from this wan, stagy biopic. The period clothes and architectural and design details can be appreciated, but the aggressively soft-focus cinematography is as unsharpened as the characters.

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Katy Hayes

Sunday Times (UK)

12/14/2017

4/5

Catch it now on the big screen for the stunning locations, Gray's own brilliant architecture, interior and furniture designs, and Peter O'Brien's beautiful costumes.

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Shioka O

@RT54204327 11/28/2022

I watched this because architecture/design is my interest. This film looked nice and clean, but not entertaining as a film. and less creative process described.

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06/07/2020

Really, really bad. Please don't watch it..

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Mary McGuckian

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Orla Brady

Eileen Gray

Vincent Perez

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Synopsis

A love triangle results in betrayal for spirited designer and architect Eileen Gray.

Director: Mary McGuckian
Producer: Mary McGuckian, Jean-Jacques Neira, Hubert Toint
Screenwriter: Mary McGuckian
Production Co: EG Film Productions, Windmill Lane Pictures, Fábrica de Cine
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 29, 2020
Runtime: 1h 48m

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