The film’s repetitiveness is conceptual, embodying Chilean cinema’s most prominent motif.
After a while it seems like one needs to be in some kind of dream state in order to properly savor the film.
The Blu-ray highlights the intricate art direction, cinematography, and sound mixing that make the film one of boldest literary adaptations ever made.
It was a shame that no special anniversary prize was created and bestowed on The Wandering Soap Opera.
Step into a beautiful world of dreams where the past and present freely mingle, with the mischievous Ruiz as your guide for the last time.
Night Across the Street too often degenerates into long perorations or overworked metaphors.
In the tradition of the self-memorial, whether by Fellini or Cocteau, familiar faces appear and reappear, as flashback and fantasy become one.
After a few initial disappointments in Berlinale’s main competition, things gradually began to pick up.
A mixed bag for a career masterpiece, this Blu-ray gets some things wrong in terms of authoring.
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Mysteries of Lisbon plays as an endlessly compelling juggling act.
Operatic and droll, the film wears its period compositions and magisterial length lightly.
The film’s value beyond its exquisite use of setting to craft mood is a dicey question.
The kooks in That Day tenderly cultivate their insanity as if tending to exotic flowers.
A cinematic jest so airy you only afterwards notice how macabre it is.