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Bulgarian and English language drama about a hitchhiker who reluctantly falls for a 17-year-old runaway girl whose lies repeatedly get him in trouble. Cast:Anjela Nedyalkova, Ovanes Torosyan, Martin Brambach, Svetlana Yancheva, Nikolay Urumov, Elena Rainova, Krasimir Dokov, Iossif SarchadzhievDirector:Konstantin BojanovRelease Date:October 3, 2012DVD Release: TBD From:Le PacteLength:1 hr. 28 min.
Avé played in New York City to good not great reviews. • Eric Hynes wrote in the Village Voice, "Outside of a final shot that's more poetically convenient than emotionally convincing, the film follows a progression that feels intimate even as it mimics things iconic." More Reviews Below...
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (2 Reviews)
Jon Caramanica, New York Times: GOOD "...placid... directed nonintrusively by Konstantin Bojanov, who is content to let Ms. Nedyalkova's combination of innocuousness and steel do much of the heavy lifting."(See all of Jon Caramanica's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 266 words, 10/03/12
Eric Hynes, Village Voice: GOOD "Outside of a final shot that's more poetically convenient than emotionally convincing, the film follows a progression that feels intimate even as it mimics things iconic."(See all of Eric Hynes's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 209 words, 10/03/12
KEY CITIES (0 Reviews)
Avé has not been reviewed in Key Cities
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (2 Reviews)
Eric Hynes, Village Voice: GOOD "Outside of a final shot that's more poetically convenient than emotionally convincing, the film follows a progression that feels intimate even as it mimics things iconic."(See all of Eric Hynes's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 209 words, 10/03/12
Chris Cabin, Slant: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...memorable and fascinating.... exudes an elemental, intriguing mysteriousness, a reminder that things remain unseen and in a state of unrest."(See all of Chris Cabin's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 711 words, 10/01/12
HIGHBROW PRESS (1 Review)
Jon Caramanica, New York Times: GOOD "...placid... directed nonintrusively by Konstantin Bojanov, who is content to let Ms. Nedyalkova's combination of innocuousness and steel do much of the heavy lifting."(See all of Jon Caramanica's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 266 words, 10/03/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (3 Reviews)
Rob Nelson, Daily Variety: MODERATE "...the pic's attractive young actors manage reasonable chemistry, although Bojanov fails to reward them with a sufficiently novel approach to the love-on-the-road genre."(See all of Rob Nelson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 191 words, 05/30/11
Jordan Mintzer, Hollywood Reporter: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...it's hard to be completely invested in the drama.... Convincing performances by Torosyan and Nedyalkova manage to convey emotion despite the lack of dialogue..."(See all of Jordan Mintzer's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 304 words, 05/19/11
Jon Caramanica, New York Times: GOOD "...placid... directed nonintrusively by Konstantin Bojanov, who is content to let Ms. Nedyalkova's combination of innocuousness and steel do much of the heavy lifting."(See all of Jon Caramanica's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 266 words, 10/03/12
8.4 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Avé's reviews are separated by an average 8.4 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.
Coverage:Avé's reviews cover 5.7% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 1,681 words involume (average is 20,172 words). Length:The film's reviews average 336 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 85 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Avé's reviews on average broke 85 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 Avé's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
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