Pâté

2001
30m

IMDb RATING

YOUR RATING

A majestically dark story about an aristocratic family struggling to survive in a post-apocalyptic world. Amongst the bleak landscape of desolation, two young children, Otto and his sister V... Read allA majestically dark story about an aristocratic family struggling to survive in a post-apocalyptic world. Amongst the bleak landscape of desolation, two young children, Otto and his sister Vera, hunt daily for food. Meanwhile at home in an abandoned ship, their delusional Mother ... Read allA majestically dark story about an aristocratic family struggling to survive in a post-apocalyptic world. Amongst the bleak landscape of desolation, two young children, Otto and his sister Vera, hunt daily for food. Meanwhile at home in an abandoned ship, their delusional Mother pitifully clings onto the faded glory of their former aristocratic lives, indolently aided... Read all

Director
- Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo
Writers
- Eva Han
- Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo
Stars

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IMDb RATING

5.2/10

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YOUR RATING

Director
- Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo
Writers
- Eva Han
- Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo
Stars

22User reviews

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Awards
- 11 wins total

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8lkrieger

A troubling story about a deranged insect-loving mother and her children.

This film is visually one of the most impressive that I have ever seen on the short circuit. The concept and look has a Darren Aronofsky/David Lynch feel, but at the same time is completely unique. While the concepts are extremely outlandish and often absurd, the superior directing and art design pull them off with ease.

10ralph the ponytail

Love it or hate it, you can't ignore the power of this film.

This film has more user comments than most short films (more than most feature films!). And it's not surprising. When I saw this film a couple of months ago in LA it provoked more discussion than any film I've seen in a long time. Love it or hate it, you can't ignore the power and sheer force of the director's vision. Darker than even Jeunet and Gilliam (obvious influences), Pate challenges like few films do these days.

I also found it darkly humorous, something that most of the audience seemed to miss (or am I just sick?). But most of all, it is the artistry of this film that takes your breath away. Colors that flood your brain and a richness that overwhelms your senses. A work of pure beauty.

10tkd11

A great first effort!

Do whatever you can to see this film! Pate is a post-apocalyptic 30-minute original short that grabs you from the first frame and never lets you go - an amazing tale that will stay with you long after the movie ends. It's about an aristocratic family that is coming to terms with its need for survival. I won't spoil the end of the story, but all the awards this film is winning are well-deserved, especially since I heard the the director is in her 20s and just finished film school at NYU. It may be a low budget film, but it sure doesn't look that way - well shot, well-edited and well-acted. Bravo.

10navigyholcim

Visionary and poetic

I caught this film at Raindance. It's a remarkable piece of work, full of life and poetry. It reminded me of Fellini and Greenaway in it's visual language and vivid imagery.

Pate was head and shoulders above the other films at Raindance, and more memorable than most films coming out of mainstream cinema. I only wish Hollywood would make films as rich as Pate, instead of the bland, formulaic 'blockbusters' they continual churn out. We need more imaginative and provocative films like Pate. I'm looking forward to seeing the director's first feature.

marshall-32

Brilliant and stunning.

This film is brilliant and stunning in its visuals and story. The filmmaker has created a world that is both believable and extraordinary. In Pate' grotesque is beautiful and the beautiful has become grotesque. A story that one can digest and contemplate many times over.