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Hungarian language drama about a man who returns to his village on a remote Hungarian delta where he is reunited with his sister, with whom he begins an incestuous relationship. Cast:Felix Lajko, Orsi Tóth, Lili Monori, Sandor Gaspar, Gabor FabianDirector:Kornel MundruczoRelease Date:March 12, 2010DVD Release:August 24, 2009From:Facets Multimedia DistributionLength:1 hr 36 min
Delta played in limited release to moderate reviews. • Rick Groen wrote in the Toronto Globe & Mail, "What we have here is a parable without resonance, an allegory without legs. In lieu of meaning, there's mood..." • And Jeannette Catsoulis wrote in the New York Times, "...visually demonstrative, emotionally constipated... Unfolding like a medieval horror movie, sometimes laughable but often admirable." More Reviews Below...
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (6 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...seriously stately filmmaking... visually demonstrative, emotionally constipated... Unfolding like a medieval horror movie, sometimes laughable but often admirable."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 317 words, 03/12/10
Bill Stamets, Chicago Sun-Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "By naming none of their characters, Mundruczo and Biro underscore elemental conflicts bordering on myth. Dialogue is minimal. At times it's allegorical."(See all of Bill Stamets's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 245 words, 08/27/10
Michelle Orange, Village Voice: MODERATE "Kornél Mundruczo's 'Delta' relies so heavily on ellipses and atmospherics that the viewer is left with the burden of parsing his sensitive subject matter."(See all of Michelle Orange's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 216 words, 03/09/10
Rick Groen, Toronto Globe & Mail: MODERATE(cg) "...for all its lofty thematic intentions, this thing has precious little to say.... What we have here is a parable without resonance, an allegory without legs."(See all of Rick Groen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 460 words, 10/02/09
Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: WEAK(cg) "...a dreary exercise in Eastern European bleakery... It's like watching a kid fry ants with a magnifying glass, only not as psychologically intriguing."(See all of Norman Wilner's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 166 words, 09/24/09
KEY CITIES (0 Reviews)
Delta has not been reviewed in Key Cities
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (2 Reviews)
Michelle Orange, Village Voice: MODERATE "Kornél Mundruczo's 'Delta' relies so heavily on ellipses and atmospherics that the viewer is left with the burden of parsing his sensitive subject matter."(See all of Michelle Orange's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 216 words, 03/09/10
Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: WEAK(cg) "...a dreary exercise in Eastern European bleakery... It's like watching a kid fry ants with a magnifying glass, only not as psychologically intriguing."(See all of Norman Wilner's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 166 words, 09/24/09
HIGHBROW PRESS (1 Review)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...seriously stately filmmaking... visually demonstrative, emotionally constipated... Unfolding like a medieval horror movie, sometimes laughable but often admirable."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 317 words, 03/12/10
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Eddie Cockrell, Daily Variety: GOOD "...a technically lush yet thinly plotted back-to-nature fable... a beautifully atmospheric vessel that will seem infinitely deep to some and chafingly dry to others."(See all of Eddie Cockrell's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 474 words, 02/11/08
Deborah Young, Hollywood Reporter: FAIR "Unreal characters and story shackle this gloomy tale... will appeal mainly to those who like their Greek tragedy served with no frills or explanations..."(See all of Deborah Young's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 238 words, 06/03/08
Emanuel Levy, Cinema 24/7: EXCELLENT(cg) "...dramatically explosive... hauntingly beautiful... Kornel Mundruczó had his film nearly complete when original lead Lajos Bertok died unexpectedly of a heart attack."(See all of Emanuel Levy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 333 words, 05/04/10
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...seriously stately filmmaking... visually demonstrative, emotionally constipated... Unfolding like a medieval horror movie, sometimes laughable but often admirable."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 317 words, 03/12/10
17.2 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Delta's reviews are separated by an average 17.2 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:Delta's reviews cover 8.5% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 2,701 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 300 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 77 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Delta's reviews on average broke 77 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 Delta's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
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