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"...An elegant, discursive essay on carnality..." New York Times "...A modest epic about our ridiculous human comedy. A melancholic satire in which laughter mingles with tears..." Los Angeles Times31.98417
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"...An elegant, discursive essay on carnality..." New York Times "...A modest epic about our ridiculous human comedy. A melancholic satire in which laughter mingles with tears..." Los Angeles Times31.98417
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4 stars out of 5 -- "[E]nduringly fascinating and involving. Sprawling yet totally absorbing family drama with gold-star French diva Catherine Deneuve at its heart should find favor with sophisticated palates."Box Office "[N]othing could be more energizing, more captivating, more pure pleasure on screen than the passionate, evocative experience that has resulted....A captivating portrait of the most gorgeously fractious dysfunctional family."Los Angeles Times "[A] movie that is almost indecently satisfying and at the same time elusive, at once intellectually lofty...and as earthy as the passionate provincial family that is at its heart and cosmos and reason for being."New York Times 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "Dark secrets are unlocked, words draw more blood than punches, and Desplechin turns one family into a universe that resembles life a startling work of art."Rolling Stone "As always in a Desplechin production, the exquisitely chosen musical soundtrack for A CHRISTMAS TALE is its own reward, a glorious mash-up of musical sensibilities....The movie is enchanting." -- Grade: AEntertainment Weekly "[A] strangely encompassing collection of private moments among the members of a large family with a fraught history. Some of the moments are serious, some revealing, some funny, some simply wry..."Chicago Sun-Times 4 stars out of 5 -- "A compellingly literate exploration of the muddle of misguided motives and lingering regrets that bind families together."Empire 4 stars out of 5 -- "It's superbly acted....Desplechin's generosity to his characters is unquestionable."Total Film31.92995
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4 stars out of 5 -- "[E]nduringly fascinating and involving. Sprawling yet totally absorbing family drama with gold-star French diva Catherine Deneuve at its heart should find favor with sophisticated palates."Box Office "[N]othing could be more energizing, more captivating, more pure pleasure on screen than the passionate, evocative experience that has resulted....A captivating portrait of the most gorgeously fractious dysfunctional family."Los Angeles Times "[A] movie that is almost indecently satisfying and at the same time elusive, at once intellectually lofty...and as earthy as the passionate provincial family that is at its heart and cosmos and reason for being."New York Times 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "Dark secrets are unlocked, words draw more blood than punches, and Desplechin turns one family into a universe that resembles life a startling work of art."Rolling Stone "As always in a Desplechin production, the exquisitely chosen musical soundtrack for A CHRISTMAS TALE is its own reward, a glorious mash-up of musical sensibilities....The movie is enchanting." -- Grade: AEntertainment Weekly "[A] strangely encompassing collection of private moments among the members of a large family with a fraught history. Some of the moments are serious, some revealing, some funny, some simply wry..."Chicago Sun-Times 4 stars out of 5 -- "A compellingly literate exploration of the muddle of misguided motives and lingering regrets that bind families together."Empire 4 stars out of 5 -- "It's superbly acted....Desplechin's generosity to his characters is unquestionable."Total Film31.92995
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"[A] musical by stealth....The actors quietly begin singing, with complete sincerity and without undue concern for vocal technique, when they find themselves unable to express their emotions."Film Comment "The melodies are charming....It takes some nerve nowadays to conceive a musical that is both realistic and earnest....LOVE SONGS is a worthy and intriguing experiment..."New York Times "[The filmmakers] update the spirit of Jacques Demy's THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG for a new youthquake generation."Entertainment Weekly "So well integrated are the songs, which enrich the story and its characters immeasurably, that dialogue flows into them with an easy naturalness. An attractive and talented young cast brings this graceful film alive in all its tenderness and emotion."Los Angeles Times31.92995
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"Mixing memoir, history, and childhood fantasy, Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud's PERSEPOLIS glides effortlessly from one realm to another."Film Comment "[A] tale that unfolds with such grace, intelligence and charm that you almost take the wondrous aspects of its execution for granted."New York Times "By turns lyrical, serious, funny and acerbic, PERSEPOLIS raises the bar for animation and illustrates the true power of storytelling in illuminating the world and its conflicts."Box Office "[I]t's a paean to the universality of human experience, a testament to the endurance of individuality during great political and fanatical upheaval..."Los Angeles Times "[T]he sassy, nonchalant juxtaposition of political and personal specificity in PERSEPOLIS is a marvel." -- Grade: AEntertainment Weekly 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "It's a mind-blower. Using a few deft strokes of her black pen, Satrapi brings a whole world to life."Rolling Stone 4 stars out of 5 -- "This largely black-and-white, defiantly undetailed and sometimes stylised film could have been made at any point since the dawn of cinema, and yet it's a thoroughly modern affair."Empire 4 stars out of 5 -- "[S]martly wry, searching and truthful....The confidence of this self-portrait proves one thing: Satrapi sure found her creative vocation."Total Film "[A] movie made up of small, telling moments that gifts us with much larger truths."Sight and Sound 3 stars out of 5 -- "PERSEPOLIS offers an excellent, child's-eye guide to recent Iranian history."Uncut0.2710994
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"Mixing memoir, history, and childhood fantasy, Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud's PERSEPOLIS glides effortlessly from one realm to another."Film Comment "[A] tale that unfolds with such grace, intelligence and charm that you almost take the wondrous aspects of its execution for granted."New York Times "By turns lyrical, serious, funny and acerbic, PERSEPOLIS raises the bar for animation and illustrates the true power of storytelling in illuminating the world and its conflicts."Box Office "[I]t's a paean to the universality of human experience, a testament to the endurance of individuality during great political and fanatical upheaval..."Los Angeles Times "[T]he sassy, nonchalant juxtaposition of political and personal specificity in PERSEPOLIS is a marvel." -- Grade: AEntertainment Weekly 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "It's a mind-blower. Using a few deft strokes of her black pen, Satrapi brings a whole world to life."Rolling Stone 4 stars out of 5 -- "This largely black-and-white, defiantly undetailed and sometimes stylised film could have been made at any point since the dawn of cinema, and yet it's a thoroughly modern affair."Empire 4 stars out of 5 -- "[S]martly wry, searching and truthful....The confidence of this self-portrait proves one thing: Satrapi sure found her creative vocation."Total Film "[A] movie made up of small, telling moments that gifts us with much larger truths."Sight and Sound 3 stars out of 5 -- "PERSEPOLIS offers an excellent, child's-eye guide to recent Iranian history."Uncut0.2710994
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"[An] absorbing documentary....These talented women cumulatively form a satisfying snapshot of the distaff art world that's unfussily captured by Clemente's clearly admiring camera."Los Angeles Times15.09456
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"...Well-crafted....Excellent [cinematography]..." Variety12.41372
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"Marcello Mastroianni is wonderfully quizzical....Demy's screenplay is as understated as Mastroianni's performance..." Sight and Sound "Mastroianni's Marco Mazetti proves himself to be a pioneering metrosexual..." New York Times5.466702
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"...An unexpectedly interesting work....Mastroianni is very fine in the title role..." New York Times "...[The film] has a rich, shadowy look and a romantic quality heightened by Astor Piazzola's lush score....It is marked by superb ensemble playing..."Los Angeles Times5.302768
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"...[A] still funny spoof of Italy's divorce laws....Capped by a satisfying final gag..." -- 3 1/2 out of 4 stars USA Today "This classic tickler is the driest and blackest of dry, black comedies..." Entertainment Weekly "Mastroianni gives one of the most detailed and amusing performances of his career." Sight and Sound5.193688
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"[A] tour de force for Loren, who plays the full range of human experience..."Sight and Sound5.186899
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"[A] tour de force for Loren, who plays the full range of human experience..."Sight and Sound5.186899
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"[A] tour de force for Loren, who plays the full range of human experience..." Sight and Sound5.164352
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