Story: Italian language drama about nomadic circus performers who find and care for a two-year-old girl, looking for her mother as they travel with their act. Cast:Patrizia Gerardi, Walter Saabel, Asia Crippa, Tairo CoroliDirector:Tizza Covi, Rainer FrimmelOpened:September 1, 2011On DVD:February 14, 2012From:First RunLength:1 hr. 40 min.
FEBRUARY 14, 2012
La Pivellina (Little Girl), Good (Not Great) Reviews NYC
La Pivellina (Little Girl) played in New York City to good not great reviews. • Jeannette Catsoulis wrote in the New York Times, "...gentle, captivating... Though at times too determined to avoid dramatic highs and lows, 'Little Girl' strikes gold in the casting of the 2-year-old Asia Crippa." • And Boyd Van Hoeij wrote in Daily Variety, "...a humane and quietly moving portrait of life in the margins of society." More Reviews Below...
La Pivellina (Little Girl) Positive Reviews (6 Reviews, reviews below)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: GOOD "...gentle, captivating... Though at times too determined to avoid dramatic highs and lows, 'Little Girl' strikes gold in the casting of the 2-year-old Asia Crippa."(Read the full review...) 382 words, 09/01/11
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice: GOOD "...the film is less interested in imposing redemption on the lower classes than in letting them speak in their own voices, and celebrating the weed-like resilience of the have-nots."(Read the full review...) 241 words, 08/31/11
KEY CITIES (1 Review)
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: MODERATE(cg) "...a simple tale of circus folk who take in a child abandoned in a park.... there is not a lot of emotional connection between the characters. But there is novelty in the lives depicted here and the world they occupy far away from the Italy that tourists see."(Read the full review...) 210 words, 04/02/11
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (2 Reviews)
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice: GOOD "...the film is less interested in imposing redemption on the lower classes than in letting them speak in their own voices, and celebrating the weed-like resilience of the have-nots."(Read the full review...) 241 words, 08/31/11
Andrew Schenker, Slant: MODERATE(cg) "...the film's rather sparse array of material begins to point up an essential thinness to the project. It's one thing to eschew narrative, but it's another to lack sufficiently compelling characters and situations to fill out the work..."(Read the full review...) 403 words, 03/10/11
HIGHBROW PRESS (1 Review)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: GOOD "...gentle, captivating... Though at times too determined to avoid dramatic highs and lows, 'Little Girl' strikes gold in the casting of the 2-year-old Asia Crippa."(Read the full review...) 382 words, 09/01/11
MOVIE INDUSTRY (3 Reviews)
Boyd Van Hoeij, Daily Variety: GOOD "...a humane and quietly moving portrait of life in the margins of society."(Read the full review...) 259 words, 02/13/10
Natasha Senjanovic, Hollywood Reporter: VERY GOOD "...proves that good films can be made on near-zero budgets with the simplest of plots.... [a] sweet story that features a most impressive performance by a small child."(Read the full review...) 504 words, 10/14/10
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: GOOD "...gentle, captivating... Though at times too determined to avoid dramatic highs and lows, 'Little Girl' strikes gold in the casting of the 2-year-old Asia Crippa."(Read the full review...) 382 words, 09/01/11
11.7 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
La Pivellina (Little Girl)'s reviews are separated by an average 11.7 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.
La Pivellina (Little Girl) (6 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:La Pivellina (Little Girl)'s reviews cover 6.4% of potential readers (average is 68.2%). Volume:The film's reviews total 1,999 words involume (average is 19,979 words). Length:The film's reviews average 333 words in length (the norm is 512 words).
Reviews Broke 92 Days Before Release (Norm is 0.2 Release)
La Pivellina (Little Girl)'s reviews on average broke 92 days before opening. Norm for this measure is 0.2 hours after. 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 La Pivellina (Little Girl)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
La Pivellina (Little Girl) (6 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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