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NANA (2013)Movie Reviews
French language drama about a four-year-old girl who is left alone with nature when her mother abandons her at their home in the forest. Cast:Kelyna Lecomte, Alain Sabras, Marie DelmasDirector:Valérie MassadianRelease Date:January 25, 2013DVD Release: TBD From:Epicentre FilmsLength:1 hr 8 min
Nana (2013) played in limited release to very good reviews. • Moira Macdonald wrote in the Seattle Times, "Seen through the eyes of a 4-year-old... a quiet and often lovely film, scored only with sounds of the forest and the wind, letting a child make her own story." More Reviews Below...
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (2 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: EXCELLENT "Naturalistic and mysterious, 'Nana' is terrifyingly dependent on its diminutive star.... a rich portrait of innocence poised on the very brink of awareness."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 260 words, 01/25/13
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice: OUTSTANDING "...striking... immediately establishes an aversion to treacle... offers new ways of thinking about childhood, or, at the very least, about children in movies."(See all of Melissa Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 462 words, 01/23/13
KEY CITIES (1 Review)
Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "Seen through the eyes of a 4-year-old... a quiet and often lovely film, scored only with sounds of the forest and the wind, letting a child make her own story."(See all of Moira Macdonald's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 267 words, 01/11/13
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (2 Reviews)
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice: OUTSTANDING "...striking... immediately establishes an aversion to treacle... offers new ways of thinking about childhood, or, at the very least, about children in movies."(See all of Melissa Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 462 words, 01/23/13
Joseph Jon Lanthier, Slant: VERY GOOD(cg) "The tension between what appears to be appropriated reportage and what might as well be hallucination becomes a Gordian knot, filling us with dread."(See all of Joseph Jon Lanthier's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 686 words, 01/23/13
HIGHBROW PRESS (1 Review)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: EXCELLENT "Naturalistic and mysterious, 'Nana' is terrifyingly dependent on its diminutive star.... a rich portrait of innocence poised on the very brink of awareness."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 260 words, 01/25/13
MOVIE INDUSTRY (3 Reviews)
Jay Weissberg, Variety: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...captures the child's inexhaustible sense of wonder amid nature's beauties and cruelties, yet proves less successful at grafting a rather unnecessary narrative..."(See all of Jay Weissberg's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 183 words, 08/22/11
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter: MODERATE "...alternately amusing and disturbing... it never quite manages to achieve the thematic resonance to which it aspires... static..."(See all of Frank Scheck's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 263 words, 01/29/13
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: EXCELLENT "Naturalistic and mysterious, 'Nana' is terrifyingly dependent on its diminutive star.... a rich portrait of innocence poised on the very brink of awareness."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 260 words, 01/25/13
18.7 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Nana (2013)'s reviews are separated by an average 18.7 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.
Nana (2013) (6 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Nana (2013)'s reviews cover 6.2% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 2,121 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 354 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 37 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Nana (2013)'s reviews on average broke 37 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 Nana (2013)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Nana (2013) (6 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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