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MAHLER ON THE COUCH (MAHLER AUF DER COUCH)Movie Reviews
German language drama about the encounters of Gustav Mahler and Sigmund Freud when the composer seeks advice after discovering his wife's infidelity. Cast:Johannes Silberschneider, Barbara Romaner, Karl Markovics, Friedrich Mücke, Eva Mattes, Lena Stolze, Nina Berten, Karl Fischer, Mathias Franz Stein, Max Mayer, Michael Dangl, Michael Rotschopf, Manuel Witting, Simon Hatzl, Johanna Orsini-RosenbergDirector:Felix O. Adlon, Percy AdlonRelease Date:May 18, 2012DVD Release: TBD From:Independent PicturesLength:1 hr 38 min
Mahler on the Couch (Mahler auf der Couch), Good (Not Great) Reviews Limited
Mahler on the Couch (Mahler auf der Couch) played in limited release to good not great reviews. • Jeffrey Gantz wrote in the Boston Phoenix, "...doesn't plumb any psychological depths. It's a decent addition to the modest list of films about the composer..." More Reviews Below...
Mahler on the Couch (Mahler auf der Couch) Positive Reviews (6 Reviews, reviews below)
Mahler on the Couch (Mahler auf der Couch) has not been reviewed by Broad National Press
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (2 Reviews)
David DeWitt, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "For all its drama (and creative filmmaking), the crisis that Mahler describes plays out airy and rote... a core spontaneity seems missing... veers toward melodrama."(See all of David DeWitt's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 258 words, 05/18/12
Eric Hynes, Village Voice: VERY GOOD "Barbara Romaner exhibits marvelous range, serving as the story's quietly percolating conscience as well as its wild, gregarious, rolling-under-the-piano life force."(See all of Eric Hynes's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 217 words, 05/16/12
KEY CITIES (1 Review)
Ty Burr, Boston Globe: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...over-stylized and overwrought, and intentionally so -- any other approach probably wouldn't play fair to the music or these tempestuous lives... a little goes a long way..."(See all of Ty Burr's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 570 words, 11/30/12
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (2 Reviews)
Eric Hynes, Village Voice: VERY GOOD "Barbara Romaner exhibits marvelous range, serving as the story's quietly percolating conscience as well as its wild, gregarious, rolling-under-the-piano life force."(See all of Eric Hynes's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 217 words, 05/16/12
David DeWitt, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "For all its drama (and creative filmmaking), the crisis that Mahler describes plays out airy and rote... a core spontaneity seems missing... veers toward melodrama."(See all of David DeWitt's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 258 words, 05/18/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (3 Reviews)
John Anderson, Daily Variety: FAIR "...a well-cast but emotionally cacophonous calamity that can't decide if it wants to be comedy, tragedy or absurdist farce... Pic has a huge asset in Barbara Romaner..."(See all of John Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 616 words, 06/28/10
Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter: VERY GOOD "...delightful, witty, artistically vigorous.... Benedict Neuenfels' cinematography is lush and romantic, and Jochen Kunstler's editing neatly entwines past and present."(See all of Kirk Honeycutt's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 703 words, 10/15/10
David DeWitt, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "For all its drama (and creative filmmaking), the crisis that Mahler describes plays out airy and rote... a core spontaneity seems missing... veers toward melodrama."(See all of David DeWitt's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 258 words, 05/18/12
16.2 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Mahler on the Couch (Mahler auf der Couch)'s reviews are separated by an average 16.2 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.
Mahler on the Couch (Mahler auf der Couch) (6 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Mahler on the Couch (Mahler auf der Couch)'s reviews cover 6.6% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 2,674 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 446 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Mahler on the Couch (Mahler auf der Couch) Coverage, Volume & Length (6 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 53 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Mahler on the Couch (Mahler auf der Couch)'s reviews on average broke 53 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 Mahler on the Couch (Mahler auf der Couch)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Mahler on the Couch (Mahler auf der Couch) (6 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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