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Roger Ebert, RogerEbert.com: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...an uncommonly knowledgeable portrait of the way musical gifts could lift people of ordinary backgrounds into high circles.... makes you wonder at the glory of men. Not so much at the opportunities of women." (Read the full review...) 797 words, 09/09/11
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...a story lifted by ethereal music and often brought down to earth by monotone filmmaking." (Read the full review...) 738 words, 08/19/11 Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "Marie Féret struggles to hold the film's center throughout, but there's more than enough to distract us, from transcendent music to sumptuous costumes and sets." (Read the full review...) 167 words, 08/19/11 Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...mutedly effective... trades in slice-of-life realities (the Mozart family's itinerant existence, court eccentricities) and character nuance..." (Read the full review...) 219 words, 08/19/11 V.A. Musetto, New York Post: VERY GOOD (cg) "The cast is excellent, be they relatives of the director or not. And the music, though not by a Mozart, is beautiful." (Read the full review...) 290 words, 08/19/11 John Anderson, New York Newsday: VERY GOOD (cg) "...authentic-feeling, rhythmically sound.... Although a work of fiction, it never rings less than true, much like the music itself." (Read the full review...) 336 words, 09/09/11 Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...an uncommonly knowledgeable portrait of the way musical gifts could lift people of ordinary backgrounds into high circles.... makes you wonder at the glory of men. Not so much at the opportunities of women." (Read the full review...) 797 words, 09/09/11 Ernest Hardy, Village Voice/LA Weekly: WEAK "...turgid... the subplots nudge the film toward biting rather than obvious commentary on the intersections of gender, sexuality, and creativity.... writer/director Rene Féret barely explores this, and the film suffers for it." (Read the full review...) 195 words, 08/17/11
Stephanie Merry, Washington Post: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...a lush, if overly long, account of the family's relationship and the young girl's arguably wasted natural abilities. It's an ultimately tragic tale about a victim of the male-dominated system." (Read the full review...) 504 words, 11/04/11 Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: VERY GOOD (cg) "The music, of course, resonates. And so does this exquisite heartbreaker of a story." (Read the full review...) 331 words, 11/04/11 Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: OUTSTANDING (cg) "An exquisite period piece.... Writer/director René Féret draws a fine performance from his daughter Marie in the title role." (Read the full review...) 137 words, 09/16/11 Ty Burr, Boston Globe: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...alternately rapturous and frustrating.... director Rene Feret coaxes an intentionally passive performance from his daughter Marie, so that Nannerl's eventual waking to cold patriarchal reality doesn't sting as it might." (Read the full review...) 410 words, 10/07/11 Walter Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle: VERY GOOD (cg) "...a fictionalized account of a short span in the life of Maria Anna Mozart, Wolfgang's older sibling, who had surpassing musical talent that was discouraged because of her gender. The film laments this injustice, maybe a bit heavily, but there's more to it." (Read the full review...) 303 words, 09/16/11 Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times: MODERATE (cg) "There's potentially an interesting story here, of ambition thwarted and talent denied, but René Féret's movie misses it." (Read the full review...) 283 words, 09/16/11 Stan Hall, Portland Oregonian: GOOD (cg) "...offers an intriguing what-if scenario for those willing to forgive the movie's slow, diffident pace.... It's a sad, troubling tale set to heavenly music." (Read the full review...) 149 words, 10/21/11 Sarah Bryan Miller, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...a melancholy but utterly beautiful film." (Read the full review...) 346 words, 09/30/11 Tom Long, Detroit News: VERY GOOD (cg) "...a sad story in rich surroundings that makes you wonder how many women of genius were left behind." (Read the full review...) 415 words, 09/30/11
Ernest Hardy, Village Voice/LA Weekly: WEAK "...turgid... the subplots nudge the film toward biting rather than obvious commentary on the intersections of gender, sexuality, and creativity.... writer/director Rene Féret barely explores this, and the film suffers for it." (Read the full review...) 195 words, 08/17/11 Peter Keough, Boston Phoenix: MODERATE (cg) "Director René Féret offers no glimpse of the genius that breaks free." (Read the full review...) 157 words, 10/06/11 Noel Murray, AV Club: VERY GOOD (cg) "...looks lovely, is acted well, and successfully humanizes famous folk from long ago." (Read the full review...) 428 words, 08/18/11 Andrew Schenker, Slant: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...a quiet, intimate film... as enacted by a uniformly effective cast and presented in scenes replete with unhurried, detailed nuance, the movie frequently breathes fresh life into decidedly unpromising material." (Read the full review...) 578 words, 08/14/11
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: EXCELLENT "...beguiling... ardent in its inventions, modest in scale, playful in its speculations... Instead of presenting us with forceful performances, director René Féret seduces us with subtle ones and allows us the sensation of discovery. These days that's a special pleasure." (Read the full review...) 512 words, 08/19/11 Manohla Dargis, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...a story lifted by ethereal music and often brought down to earth by monotone filmmaking." (Read the full review...) 738 words, 08/19/11 Bob Mondello, NPR: GOOD "...follows the general contours of this musical family's real life -- strict father, acquiescent mother, nonstop concert tours to keep food on the table -- and if the most arresting details are invented, well, as 'what-ifs' go, they're fun." (Read the full review...) 599 words, 08/18/11 Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...mutedly effective... trades in slice-of-life realities (the Mozart family's itinerant existence, court eccentricities) and character nuance..." (Read the full review...) 219 words, 08/19/11
Ronnie Scheib, Daily Variety: GOOD "...lively, fascinating costumer about Mozart's talented older sister Nannerl smartly incorporates just enough fiction to bring history into sharp focus as it follows the Mozart family on the road from one royal court to the next." (Read the full review...) 673 words, 09/08/10 Sheri Linden, Hollywood Reporter: EXCELLENT "...richly imagined... a handsome and achingly sad period piece, a finely observed portrait of cast-aside dreams." (Read the full review...) 656 words, 08/18/11 Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...mutedly effective... trades in slice-of-life realities (the Mozart family's itinerant existence, court eccentricities) and character nuance..." (Read the full review...) 219 words, 08/19/11 Manohla Dargis, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...a story lifted by ethereal music and often brought down to earth by monotone filmmaking." (Read the full review...) 738 words, 08/19/11 Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: EXCELLENT "...beguiling... ardent in its inventions, modest in scale, playful in its speculations... Instead of presenting us with forceful performances, director René Féret seduces us with subtle ones and allows us the sensation of discovery. These days that's a special pleasure." (Read the full review...) 512 words, 08/19/11
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