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AROUND A SMALL MOUNTAIN (36 VUES DU PIC SAINT LOUP)Movie Reviews
French language drama about a woman who returns to her father's traveling circus, after an absence of 15 years, in order to run it and meets a man who ultimately joins the circus. Cast:Jane Birkin, Sergio Castellitto, André Marcon, Jacques BonnafféDirector:Jacques RivetteRelease Date:July 9, 2010DVD Release:March 8, 2011From:Cinema GuildLength:1 hr 24 min
MARCH 8, 2011
Around a Small Mountain (36 vues du Pic Saint Loup), Good Reviews Limited
Around a Small Mountain (36 vues du Pic Saint Loup) played in limited release to good reviews. • A.O. Scott wrote in the New York Times, "...a short, late minor gem from an octogenarian French master of long-form cinema — is as transporting and graceful as a ride in a balloon." • And Kenneth Turan wrote in the Los Angeles Times, "...can be either beguiling or baffling depending on your point of view." More Reviews Below...
Around a Small Mountain (36 vues du Pic Saint Loup) Positive Reviews (11 Reviews, reviews below)
Roger Ebert, RogerEbert.com: VERY GOOD(cg) "Some men when they grow old feel a need to be profound. Jacques Rivette embodies the New Wave in that he needs to be playful."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 665 words, 08/26/10
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (6 Reviews)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...a short, late minor gem... as transporting and graceful as a ride in a balloon... Yet at the same time, the film reflects meticulous discipline and unerring craft."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 617 words, 07/09/10
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...can be either beguiling or baffling depending on your point of view.... Rivette and company want us to think about the importance of not being a prisoner of the past..."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 570 words, 07/30/10
V.A. Musetto, New York Post: MODERATE(cg) "...an odd love story.... The cast is first-rate, as is the cinematography by Irina Lubtchansky. But the story, co-written by Jacques Rivette, is paper-thin and stagy."(See all of V.A. Musetto's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 207 words, 07/09/10
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "Some men when they grow old feel a need to be profound. Jacques Rivette embodies the New Wave in that he needs to be playful."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 665 words, 08/26/10
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD "...82-year-old director Jacques Rivette nears closing time with this commedia dell'arte.... It's all slight enough to blow away, and rare enough to warrant seeing it before it does."(See all of Nick Pinkerton's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 233 words, 07/07/10
KEY CITIES (1 Review)
John Hartl, Seattle Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...beautiful but baffling.... The actors tend to behave as if they'd just been given a dozen new pages of script."(See all of John Hartl's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 307 words, 08/27/10
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (4 Reviews)
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD "...82-year-old director Jacques Rivette nears closing time with this commedia dell'arte.... It's all slight enough to blow away, and rare enough to warrant seeing it before it does."(See all of Nick Pinkerton's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 233 words, 07/07/10
Andrew Schenker, Slant: VERY GOOD(cg) "Rivette's in a playful humor here, using the circus setting to stage a round of set pieces with the performers plying their trade for their audience's (and Rivette's) amusement."(See all of Andrew Schenker's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 589 words, 09/29/09
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...a short, late minor gem... as transporting and graceful as a ride in a balloon... Yet at the same time, the film reflects meticulous discipline and unerring craft."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 617 words, 07/09/10
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...can be either beguiling or baffling depending on your point of view.... Rivette and company want us to think about the importance of not being a prisoner of the past..."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 570 words, 07/30/10
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Boyd Van Hoeij, Daily Variety: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "Talky, stagy... features several monologues flawlessly acted by Jane Birkin, who turns them into soliloquies of pain and despair.... occasionally sags."(See all of Boyd Van Hoeij's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 607 words, 09/07/09
Ray Bennett, Hollywood Reporter: WEAK "...a fable about chance encounters and lost love set against a small traveling circus in France, but it feels more like the characters are going round a molehill."(See all of Ray Bennett's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 469 words, 09/09/09
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...can be either beguiling or baffling depending on your point of view.... Rivette and company want us to think about the importance of not being a prisoner of the past..."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 570 words, 07/30/10
A.O. Scott, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...a short, late minor gem... as transporting and graceful as a ride in a balloon... Yet at the same time, the film reflects meticulous discipline and unerring craft."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 617 words, 07/09/10
15.4 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Around a Small Mountain (36 vues du Pic Saint Loup)'s reviews are separated by an average 15.4 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
Around a Small Mountain (36 vues du Pic Saint Loup) (11 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Around a Small Mountain (36 vues du Pic Saint Loup)'s reviews cover 12.4% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 5,392 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 490 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Around a Small Mountain (36 vues du Pic Saint Loup) Coverage, Volume & Length (11 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 19 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Around a Small Mountain (36 vues du Pic Saint Loup)'s reviews on average broke 19 days before opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Around a Small Mountain (36 vues du Pic Saint Loup)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Around a Small Mountain (36 vues du Pic Saint Loup) (11 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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