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PATIENCE (AFTER SEBALD)Movie Reviews
Documentary about the influence of writer W.G. Sebald and his book, 'The Rings of Saturn,' including the views of other writers, artists and filmmakers. Cast:Robert Macfarlane, Tacita Dean, Rick Moody, Sir Andrew Motion, Barbara Hui, Chris Petit, Lise Patte, Iain Sinclair, Marina Warner, Jonathan PryceDirector:Grant GeeRelease Date:May 9, 2012DVD Release:September 18, 2012From:Cinema GuildLength:1 hr. 22 min.
Patience (After Sebald) played in limited release to outstanding reviews. • Cynthia Fuchs wrote for Pop Matters, "Grant Gee's odd, beautiful film becomes not just the story of the book but also the story of reading, how individuals bring themselves to books... or films, or pubs, or cemeteries." • And Tom Keogh wrote in the Seattle Times, "A visionary composition on a series of spoken reflections..." More Reviews Below...
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (3 Reviews)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: OUTSTANDING "It is a landscape film, an essay film, a celebrity biography full of testimony from friends and colleagues and also a hauntingly original piece of literary criticism."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 759 words, 05/09/12
Farran Smith Nehme, New York Post: VERY GOOD(cg) "The late W.G. Sebald's work resisted classification... both essay and meditation... a thoughtfully conceived and tastefully executed tribute to a venerated author."(See all of Farran Smith Nehme's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 228 words, 05/11/12
Michelle Orange, Village Voice: GOOD "More successful as a primer on the Sebaldian worldview than a visual representation of 'Saturn's' specifics... it echoes his rapt and penetrative attention..."(See all of Michelle Orange's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 223 words, 05/09/12
KEY CITIES (1 Review)
Tom Keogh, Seattle Times: OUTSTANDING(cg) "A visionary composition on a series of spoken reflections about a literary work.... Grant Gee lyrically and playfully explores possibilities in collages of images..."(See all of Tom Keogh's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 310 words, 05/11/12
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (4 Reviews)
Michelle Orange, Village Voice: GOOD "More successful as a primer on the Sebaldian worldview than a visual representation of 'Saturn's' specifics... it echoes his rapt and penetrative attention..."(See all of Michelle Orange's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 223 words, 05/09/12
Noel Murray, AV Club: EXCELLENT(cg) "...reveals through images and tone as well as through the interviews how W.G. Sebald yearned for restorative meaning in the places he toured, only to end up lost in thought."(See all of Noel Murray's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 481 words, 05/10/12
Cynthia Fuchs, Pop Matters: EXCELLENT(cg) "Gee's odd, beautiful film becomes not just the story of the book but also the story of reading, how individuals bring themselves to books... or films, or pubs, or cemeteries."(See all of Cynthia Fuchs's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 941 words, 05/09/12
Kenji Fujishima, Slant: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...it's the formal and thematic adventurousness that not only makes it near-Sebaldian, but also thrilling, provocative, and fascinating in its own right."(See all of Kenji Fujishima's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 705 words, 05/06/12
HIGHBROW PRESS (1 Review)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: OUTSTANDING "It is a landscape film, an essay film, a celebrity biography full of testimony from friends and colleagues and also a hauntingly original piece of literary criticism."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 759 words, 05/09/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (2 Reviews)
Ronnie Scheib, Daily Variety: VERY GOOD "...follows novelist W.G. Sebald's path with only occasional detours, while intermittently glimpsed talking heads fade in and out of artful black-and-white landscapes."(See all of Ronnie Scheib's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 518 words, 05/06/12
A.O. Scott, New York Times: OUTSTANDING "It is a landscape film, an essay film, a celebrity biography full of testimony from friends and colleagues and also a hauntingly original piece of literary criticism."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 759 words, 05/09/12
12.6 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Patience (After Sebald)'s reviews are separated by an average 12.6 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.
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Coverage:Patience (After Sebald)'s reviews cover 8.2% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 4,165 words involume (average is 20,172 words). Length:The film's reviews average 521 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 4.6 Hours After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Patience (After Sebald)'s reviews on average broke 4.6 hours 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 Patience (After Sebald)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Patience (After Sebald) (8 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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