The fascinating backstory that surely belongs with this tale of a female wine entrepreneur in Napoleonic France just doesn't get the attention it deserves in this vague, dreamy treatment with great atmos but weak script

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 16, 2025

Despite being an empowering tale of triumph, the best aspects of this film are its beauty and its restraint.

| Original Score: 18/20 | Feb 5, 2025

Without over-pushing the point, the movie never lets us forget what a major miracle Madame Clicquot achieved in her prime.

| Feb 5, 2025

What a waste of a good drink, and of this fascinating woman as a subject.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Nov 21, 2024

Widow Clicquot isn't quite robust or ferocious enough to fully do its subject justice.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 30, 2024

For all the stirring proto-feminist messaging, this is a curiously uninvolving piece of storytelling.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 26, 2024

Like second-day champagne, it rather lacks in fizz.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 26, 2024

Despite the slightly melodramatic presentation, it’s a fascinating story which may make you feel inclined to check out the source material for further enlightenment. Or, throwing caution to the winds, even to pop open a bottle of Veuve Clicquot.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 23, 2024

Underlying the movie is a love story told in flashbacks, but what prevails is a fascinating tale of a celebrated drink that, even with a certain conventionality, never loses its subtle charm and remarkable tastefulness. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 4/4 | Aug 22, 2024

Although Widow Clicquot won’t blow your mind, it is a solid, if muddled, biopic of someone who was entirely fascinating, founded a great champagne empire, became one of the richest women of her day and whom, I’m guessing, you know nothing about.

| Aug 22, 2024

Bryce Dessner, from rock band The National, also contributes an austere score mixing spare strings and a convent-like choir. Overall, though, Widow Clicquot is distinctly lacking in verve.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 22, 2024

The Château de Beru, the historical place where the events took place, along with a careful set design and a classical soundtrack typical of the time, reinforce the challenges faced by a woman in a hostile 19th century. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 6/10 | Aug 21, 2024

It’s not quite the full grand cru period drama from the Merchant Ivory vintage, but rather a semi-sparkling biopic.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 21, 2024

A dim, fawning account of the achievements of Barbe-Nicole Clicquot Ponsardin (1777-1866), the original creator of the marque.

| Aug 21, 2024

Widow Clicquot isn’t [Bennett's] first starring role, but it provides her with an opportunity to carry a feature film in which a solitary woman dismantles the patriarchy.

| Aug 20, 2024

The film alternates between the present and the past, giving us a comprehensive view of Barbe-Nicole's life. The flashbacks reveal the evolution of her relationship with François, from the romantic moments to the challenging ones. [Full review in Spanish]

| Aug 19, 2024

Aa stirring truth-based drama about the woman who defied French vintner patriarchy and survived calamities to create one of the world’s finest champagnes: Veuve Clicquot. They said she couldn’t do it. She proved them wrong. We are so grateful she did.

| Aug 18, 2024

A stuffy execution of an inspirational story.

| Original Score: C | Aug 8, 2024

Haley Bennett shines as the title character.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Aug 5, 2024

This didn't pop my cork.

| Aug 3, 2024