The Girl Without Hands fingerprintStunning style, big heart, no humor.
Spectacular
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Awe-inspiring and moving
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Serious throughout
Fantasy, family, and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
Standout visual style, cinematography, and score
A distinctive visual signature.
Spectacular
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Girl Without Hands is spectacular. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Awe-inspiring and moving
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Emotionally, it's awe-inspiring, moving, and hopeful. Much of it is about family and growing up.
Fantasy, family, and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around fantasy, family, and growing up. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
The direction, performances, and storytelling stand out.
Standout visual style, cinematography, and score
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the visual style, cinematography, and score stand out.
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A family, the Devil, a prince, a goddess : a girl without hands faces her destiny.
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The Girl Without Hands is included with a subscription to OVID in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy and Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 80/100 (IMDb 7, Rotten Tomatoes 95%, and Metacritic 82). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: disturbing imagery.
1 h 16 min
The Girl Without Hands runs 1 h 16 min.
Not quite. Critics rate The Girl Without Hands higher (89) than audiences (71). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in French. Produced in France.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Girl Without Hands in 9 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 13 storytelling tropes for The Girl Without Hands, including Chekhov's Skill, Implacable Man, Driven to Suicide.
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