Finnish drama about a mother and housewife who devotes all of her attention to the well-being of her family, but like many homemakers does so at the expense of her own identity. Cast:Maria Heiskanen, Jesper Christensen, Mikael Persbrandt, Callin OhrvallDirector:Jan TroellRelease Date:March 6, 2009DVD Release:June 15, 2010From:IFCRating:GLength:2 hr 11 min
Everlasting Moments (Maria Larssons eviga ogonblick) played in key cities to excellent reviews. • David Edelstein wrote in New York magazine, "There isn’t a shot that looks like something you’ve seen before." • And Colin Covert wrote in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, "There's beauty to be found in 'Moments.' An old-fashioned story, told in an old-fashioned manner." More Reviews Below...
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a stoic, urban 'Little House on the Prairie' with placid currents of Nordic despair.... all staged as a harsh poem of survival..."(See all of Owen Gleiberman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 116 words, 03/13/09
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (10 Reviews)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: EXCELLENT "There is sorrow and brutality in this film, but it is balanced by delicacy, humor and a sense of innocence that flirts with mawkishness."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 618 words, 03/06/09
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Reminiscent of 'Fanny and Alexander' and rich in detail and story... this unhurried, novelistic movie is worth looking into."(See all of Joe Neumaier's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 119 words, 03/06/09
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: OUTSTANDING(cg) "Rarely is there a film that evokes our sympathy more deeply... a great story of love and hope, told tenderly and without any great striving for effect."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 773 words, 03/12/09
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: OUTSTANDING "...a rich, intensely human story that deals with the mysteries of creativity and love and the pain and joy of relationships."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 708 words, 03/06/09
Unattributed, New York Post: VERY GOOD(cg) "Heiskanen is a revelation as the put-upon wife, and the cinematography (some by Troell) effortlessly transports us back 100 years."(See all of Unattributed's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 190 words, 03/06/09
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: VERY GOOD(cg) "...there is a good deal of honest charm in this story... Agneta Ulfsater Troell reveals signs of the passing century and the push and pull of history..."(See all of Michael Phillips's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 479 words, 03/13/09
Stephen Cole, Toronto Globe & Mail: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a historical drama.... a tale alive with mystery and dread - similar to Blanche Dubois's life-and-death struggle with Stanley Kowalski in 'A Streetcar Named Desire.' "(See all of Stephen Cole's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 581 words, 06/12/09
Ella Taylor, Village Voice/LA Weekly: MODERATE "...a much narrower canvas than Troell's 1996 masterpiece 'Hamsun,' which gave us a hugely transcendent figure... it's pretty like a Rembrandt, but far less exciting."(See all of Ella Taylor's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 238 words, 03/04/09
KEY CITIES (10 Reviews)
Desson Thomson, Washington Post: EXCELLENT(cg) "Troell makes films in the European art form of the 1960s and early 1970s.... an old master who patiently accumulates episodic detail and seeks a portrait-like purity..."(See all of Desson Thomson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 668 words, 03/27/09
Walter Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle: VERY GOOD(cg) "...artful filmmaking of the old school. Troell uses a leisurely, direct narrative style and handsomely burnished images..."(See all of Walter Addiego's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 210 words, 03/13/09
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...a portrait, incandescent and inspiring, of an accidental portraitist. Maria Larsson, Finnish emigrant to the port city of Malmo, Sweden, at the dawn of the 20th century."(See all of Carrie Rickey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 524 words, 04/10/09
Ty Burr, Boston Globe: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...a small, graceful epic.... quiet, observant, and intensely moving... beautifully attuned to tectonic shifts in the culture even as it attends to this one small life."(See all of Ty Burr's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 550 words, 04/03/09
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: VERY GOOD(cg) "...in the delicate hands of director Troell, Maria's care-worn, ordinary face becomes a photo album unto itself, a document of emerging frontier between shadows and light."(See all of Joe Williams's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 304 words, 04/03/09
Michael Sragow, Baltimore Sun: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...a portrait of the artist as a working-class mother.... The film imbues its harried, haunted characters with a down-home majesty."(See all of Michael Sragow's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 581 words, 04/03/09
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (4 Reviews)
Ella Taylor, Village Voice/LA Weekly: MODERATE "...a much narrower canvas than Troell's 1996 masterpiece 'Hamsun,' which gave us a hugely transcendent figure... it's pretty like a Rembrandt, but far less exciting."(See all of Ella Taylor's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 238 words, 03/04/09
A.O. Scott, New York Times: EXCELLENT "There is sorrow and brutality in this film, but it is balanced by delicacy, humor and a sense of innocence that flirts with mawkishness."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 618 words, 03/06/09
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: OUTSTANDING "...covers a lot of ground gracefully: self-discovery, domestic violence, labor strife, the slow climb up from poverty and, against heavy odds, the emergence of love."(See all of Joe Morgenstern's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 427 words, 03/06/09
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: OUTSTANDING "...a rich, intensely human story that deals with the mysteries of creativity and love and the pain and joy of relationships."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 708 words, 03/06/09
MOVIE INDUSTRY (5 Reviews)
Todd McCarthy, Daily Variety: OUTSTANDING "Jan Troell has the talent to allow the viewer to see the souls of his characters and the salient details of the world they inhabit.... an artisanal creation par excellence..."(See all of Todd McCarthy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 725 words, 09/04/08
Michael Rechtshaffen, Hollywood Reporter: EXCELLENT "...a stirringly photographed period piece that couldn't feel further from sepia-toned.... Another tenderly-rendered keeper by acclaimed Swedish filmmaker Jan Troell."(See all of Michael Rechtshaffen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 268 words, 11/05/08
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: OUTSTANDING "...a rich, intensely human story that deals with the mysteries of creativity and love and the pain and joy of relationships."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 708 words, 03/06/09
A.O. Scott, New York Times: EXCELLENT "There is sorrow and brutality in this film, but it is balanced by delicacy, humor and a sense of innocence that flirts with mawkishness."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 618 words, 03/06/09
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: OUTSTANDING "...covers a lot of ground gracefully: self-discovery, domestic violence, labor strife, the slow climb up from poverty and, against heavy odds, the emergence of love."(See all of Joe Morgenstern's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 427 words, 03/06/09
18.2 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Everlasting Moments (Maria Larssons eviga ogonblick)'s reviews are separated by an average 18.2 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.
Everlasting Moments (Maria Larssons eviga ogonblick) (27 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Everlasting Moments (Maria Larssons eviga ogonblick)'s reviews cover 45.9% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 10,696 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 396 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 5 Days After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Everlasting Moments (Maria Larssons eviga ogonblick)'s reviews on average broke 5 days after 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 Everlasting Moments (Maria Larssons eviga ogonblick)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
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