The Imperialists Are Still Alive!

2010

Action / Drama

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 83% · 12 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 71% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 5.9/10 10 329 329

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Plot summary

Juggling the sudden abduction of her childhood sweetheart as well as a blooming love affair, a French Manhattanite makes her way as an artist in an indifferent, sometimes hostile world.

Director

Zeina Durra Photo
Zeina Durra

Top cast

Whit Stillman Photo
Whit Stillman as Party Goer
Karim Saleh Photo
Karim Saleh as Karim
Reza Salazar Photo
Reza Salazar as Miguel
Laura Patalano Photo
Laura Patalano as Sandra
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833.86 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
Not Rated
23.976 fps
1 hr 31 min
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1.51 GB
1920*1072
English 2.0
Not Rated
23.976 fps
1 hr 31 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by R T 8 / 10

With both hilarious satire and gentle emotional authenticity

With both hilarious satire and gentle emotional authenticity, the filmmaker, Zeina Durra, really gets the texture of young upper-class expats living in New York. She shows, on one hand, the freedom quite particular to New York City, where nationalities mix, where classes confront each other in much more ambiguous circumstances than wherever back home is, and where everyone you know is engaged is some sort of vague, self-obsessed pursuit of accomplishment --all amidst endless taxi and limo rides to the next coolest place, where you only ever stay for five minutes. On the other hand, the movie captures the way that , when you come to America, you feel as if you're in a place where the wars, the struggles, the serious business of other places, somehow get sucked into a bubble that you can look at, but not touch. Durra does an admirable job of gathering these stray pieces together to show the strange, restless state in which her characters live. The critics speak about the influence on Durra's work from Whit Stillman's films--which I love, and which always make me laugh out loud. She certainly has learned from his marvelous ability to capture social nuances and the characteristics of class and nationality, and to satirize them with an utterly straight face. The difference, I think, is that Stillman always remains slightly aloof, maybe even slightly aghast at his characters (or am I just projecting?), where Durra approaches them here with more compassion. She eventually lets you see the substance behind characters that start out as utterly frivolous. I'll certainly be looking for Durra's next film.
Reviewed by R T 4 / 10

Overrated social satire

Overrated social satire.
Reviewed by R T 10 / 10

LOVED IT! I can't say exactly why. It

LOVED IT! I can't say exactly why. It reminded me of my life and of how much I want to live in NY. Both leading actors are amazing.
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