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You can stream Staying Vertical on: The Criterion Channel and Amazon Store

Staying Vertical

2016, Movie, 1h 38min

Alain Guiraudie’s startling follow-up to his international breakthrough STRANGER BY THE LAKE is a hypnotic, wondrously surreal odyssey through the continuum of human desire and sexuality. While on a journey of discovery in the south of France, filmmaker Léo (Damien Bonnard) drifts in and out of a series of relationships with men and women alike. When he conceives a child with the free-spirited shepherdess Marie (India Hair), who subsequently abandons both him and the baby, Léo suddenly finds himself alone with the daunting responsibility of raising a human being. Through a series of unexpected and unusual encounters, all while struggling to find inspiration for his next film, Léo will do whatever it takes to stay standing.

Country: France

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Critic Mike D'Angelo

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...Staying Vertical’s beguiling oddities keep coming...

Read full review at The A.V. Club

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In the picturesque countryside of southern France. Leo, a screenwriter in his mid-40s, is struggling to find inspiration for his latest project. He ventures into the wilderness, seeking the elusive wolf, only to be seduced by Marie - a free-spirited shepherdess who challenges everything he thought he knew about love and family. WhenMarie suffers from postpartum depression after giving birth to their child and abandon them both, Leo finds himself alone and lost, with a helpless infant to care for. Set against a stunning rural backdrop (Lozère), "Staying Vertical" is a heartwarming drama about the highs and lows of love, fatherhood, and the search for meaning in life. With Leo as our relatable and flawed protagonist we observe how he learns to rise to the challenge and find his footing as a single parent.

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You can stream Staying Vertical on: The Criterion Channel Amazon Store