"A Freudian operating in a Marxist political context, Mr. Bellocchio uncovers the infantilism that continues to rule adult desires, creating a cinema that is at once gleefully anarchic and coldly analytic." New York Times 4 stars out of 4 -- "[The film] remains startling not only for its portrayal of perverse familial dysfunction, but also for its assured, original style and convention-defying structure." Premiere63.75409
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3 stasr out of 5 -- "[A] passionate, beautifully crafted, period melodrama....[With] standout performances, stunning art design and larger-than-life drama..."Box Office "[T]he veteran Italian director Marco Bellocchio brilliantly personalizes Mussolini's rise to power through a fictional retelling of his seduction and catastrophically violent betrayal of his reputed first wife, Ida Dalser."New York Times "Bellocchio builds this tragedy bit by bit, infusing the facts with a searing humanity."Los Angeles Times 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "The film is beautifully well-mounted. The locations, the sets, the costumes, everything conspire to re-create the Rome of that time."Chicago Sun-Times "Mezzogiorno plays Dalser with the kind of fervent intensity once seen in silent films..." -- Grade: A-Entertainment Weekly "[I]t all hangs together, interweaving the intimate and epic, the personal and political....The first half's intoxicating headlong rush is propelled by Carlo Crivelli's riveting score..."Sight and Sound63.73113
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3 stasr out of 5 -- "[A] passionate, beautifully crafted, period melodrama....[With] standout performances, stunning art design and larger-than-life drama..."Box Office "[T]he veteran Italian director Marco Bellocchio brilliantly personalizes Mussolini's rise to power through a fictional retelling of his seduction and catastrophically violent betrayal of his reputed first wife, Ida Dalser."New York Times "Bellocchio builds this tragedy bit by bit, infusing the facts with a searing humanity."Los Angeles Times 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "The film is beautifully well-mounted. The locations, the sets, the costumes, everything conspire to re-create the Rome of that time."Chicago Sun-Times "Mezzogiorno plays Dalser with the kind of fervent intensity once seen in silent films..." -- Grade: A-Entertainment Weekly "[I]t all hangs together, interweaving the intimate and epic, the personal and political....The first half's intoxicating headlong rush is propelled by Carlo Crivelli's riveting score..."Sight and Sound 3 stars out of 5 -- "A sometimes academic period piece with touches of operatic bombast, VINCERE is highly watchable..."Uncut 4 stars out of 5 -- "[The] direction, cast and soundtrack hit an operatic pitch that balances emotional punch with detached historical reflection."Total Film63.73113
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3 stasr out of 5 -- "[A] passionate, beautifully crafted, period melodrama....[With] standout performances, stunning art design and larger-than-life drama..."Box Office "[T]he veteran Italian director Marco Bellocchio brilliantly personalizes Mussolini's rise to power through a fictional retelling of his seduction and catastrophically violent betrayal of his reputed first wife, Ida Dalser."New York Times "Bellocchio builds this tragedy bit by bit, infusing the facts with a searing humanity."Los Angeles Times 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "The film is beautifully well-mounted. The locations, the sets, the costumes, everything conspire to re-create the Rome of that time."Chicago Sun-Times "Mezzogiorno plays Dalser with the kind of fervent intensity once seen in silent films..." -- Grade: A-Entertainment Weekly "[I]t all hangs together, interweaving the intimate and epic, the personal and political....The first half's intoxicating headlong rush is propelled by Carlo Crivelli's riveting score..."Sight and Sound 3 stars out of 5 -- "A sometimes academic period piece with touches of operatic bombast, VINCERE is highly watchable..."Uncut 4 stars out of 5 -- "[The] direction, cast and soundtrack hit an operatic pitch that balances emotional punch with detached historical reflection."Total Film63.73113
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3 stasr out of 5 -- "[A] passionate, beautifully crafted, period melodrama....[With] standout performances, stunning art design and larger-than-life drama..."Box Office "[T]he veteran Italian director Marco Bellocchio brilliantly personalizes Mussolini's rise to power through a fictional retelling of his seduction and catastrophically violent betrayal of his reputed first wife, Ida Dalser."New York Times "Bellocchio builds this tragedy bit by bit, infusing the facts with a searing humanity."Los Angeles Times 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "The film is beautifully well-mounted. The locations, the sets, the costumes, everything conspire to re-create the Rome of that time."Chicago Sun-Times "Mezzogiorno plays Dalser with the kind of fervent intensity once seen in silent films..." -- Grade: A-Entertainment Weekly "[I]t all hangs together, interweaving the intimate and epic, the personal and political....The first half's intoxicating headlong rush is propelled by Carlo Crivelli's riveting score..."Sight and Sound63.67832
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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 Times63.43721
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"An unrelenting satirist of the human condition, Ferreri's message is best articulated by a character in BYE BYE MONKEY (78): 'civilizations fade away, but rats remain.'"Film Comment20.47217
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Down Beat (p.53) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Pereira's arrangements are filled with drama and movement, most evident on a flowing suite of three Baden Powell songs that concludes with a heard-driving take on 'Deixa.'"JazzTimes (p.106) - "The music on ESSENCE is very melodic and mostly romantic, played with understated emotion and technical brilliance."10.45571
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3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Marco Turco's angry documentary deftly traces the bloody history of the Sicilian Mafia."Rolling Stone10.21187
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"[TRADE] introduces a number of appealing characters....Ramos adds some moral complexity to the story."Movieline's Hollywood Life "[I]t's the individual stories that are the focus here, offering empathetic characters that audiences can feel for rather than impersonal, if alarming, statistics."Box Office "Kline gives a quiet, mournful, and effective performance..." -- Grade: B-Entertainment Weekly 3 stars out of 4 -- "TRADE is a compelling and terrifying look at a serious global problem."USA Today9.98779
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"...DEMOLITION MAN is a significant artifact of our time..." New York Times "...[The film] is always fun to watch..." Variety "...Stallone makes the most of a vehicle that gives him a satisfying stream of wisecracks and reaction shots....Snipes has a cartoonish good time..." Chicago Sun-Times9.959124
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"...DEMOLITION MAN is a significant artifact of our time..."New York Times "...[The film] is always fun to watch..."Variety "...Stallone makes the most of a vehicle that gives him a satisfying stream of wisecracks and reaction shots....Snipes has a cartoonish good time..."Chicago Sun-Times9.959124
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"...DEMOLITION MAN is a significant artifact of our time..."New York Times "...[The film] is always fun to watch..."Variety "...Stallone makes the most of a vehicle that gives him a satisfying stream of wisecracks and reaction shots....Snipes has a cartoonish good time..."Chicago Sun-Times9.959124
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