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THE HEADLESS WOMAN (LA MUJER SIN CABEZA)Movie Reviews
Argentine thriller about a woman involved in a hit-and-run accident and the profound effect it has on her and those around her. Cast:Guillermo Arengo, Cesar Bordon, Claudia Cantero, Inés Efron, Daniel GenoudDirector:Lucrecia MartelRelease Date:August 19, 2009DVD Release:December 15, 2009From:StrandLength:1 hr 27 min
DECEMBER 15, 2009
The Headless Woman (La mujer sin cabeza), Excellent Reviews Key Cities
The Headless Woman (La mujer sin cabeza) played in key cities to excellent reviews. • Wesley Morris wrote in the Boston Globe, "Lucrecia Martel appears to have mastered atmospheric mystery. If Hitchcock and Antonioni ever had an interest in class guilt, you’d have Martel." • And Bill Stamets wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times, "In a subtly striking performance María Onetto plays Veronica in a daze with a wan smile." More Reviews Below...
The Headless Woman (La mujer sin cabeza) Positive Reviews (13 Reviews, reviews below)
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (7 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: OUTSTANDING "Every frame of this brilliant, maddeningly enigmatic puzzle of a movie contains crucial information.... The more closely you study it, the deeper and more unsettling..."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 930 words, 08/19/09
Bill Stamets, Chicago Sun-Times: OUTSTANDING(cg) "In a subtly striking performance María Onetto plays Veronica in a daze with a wan smile. Lucrecia Martel alludes to the surreal fugues seen in Luis Bunuel's films."(See all of Bill Stamets's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 384 words, 12/04/09
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: EXCELLENT "Filmmaker Lucrecia Martel, ever astute at depicting family gatherings, with their constant shifts between attention and neglect, skillfully plays with ambiguity..."(See all of Kevin Thomas's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 206 words, 09/04/09
V.A. Musetto, New York Post: VERY GOOD(cg) "Who needs a narrative? Certainly not Argentine filmmaker Lucrecia Martel in her mesmerizing third feature.... this is very much its own film -- and a fine one at that."(See all of V.A. Musetto's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 235 words, 08/19/09
David Edelstein, New York Magazine: GOOD "...so arty, enervated, and allegorical it might have been made by a European in the early sixties. And yet the lead actress, María Onetto, holds you through the longueurs."(See all of David Edelstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 116 words, 08/17/09
J. Hoberman, Village Voice/LA Weekly: VERY GOOD "As dense and fluid as filmmaker Lucretia Martel's movie is, the viewer -- like the protagonist -- is compelled to live in the moment. And a rich moment it is."(See all of J. Hoberman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 738 words, 08/12/09
KEY CITIES (3 Reviews)
G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...so visually rich and complex it borders on the impressionistic, but the film would be nowhere without the precise tour de force performance by María Onetto."(See all of G. Allen Johnson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 240 words, 09/18/09
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...after three movies Lucrecia Martel appears to have mastered atmospheric mystery. If Hitchcock and Antonioni ever had an interest in class guilt, you'd have Martel."(See all of Wesley Morris's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 816 words, 04/30/10
Tom Keogh, Seattle Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a compelling drama... an impressionistic journey through relationship decay and class conflict as seen through the blurry aftermath of a mysterious car accident."(See all of Tom Keogh's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 337 words, 10/23/09
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (3 Reviews)
J. Hoberman, Village Voice/LA Weekly: VERY GOOD "As dense and fluid as filmmaker Lucretia Martel's movie is, the viewer -- like the protagonist -- is compelled to live in the moment. And a rich moment it is."(See all of J. Hoberman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 738 words, 08/12/09
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: OUTSTANDING "Every frame of this brilliant, maddeningly enigmatic puzzle of a movie contains crucial information.... The more closely you study it, the deeper and more unsettling..."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 930 words, 08/19/09
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: EXCELLENT "Filmmaker Lucrecia Martel, ever astute at depicting family gatherings, with their constant shifts between attention and neglect, skillfully plays with ambiguity..."(See all of Kevin Thomas's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 206 words, 09/04/09
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: EXCELLENT "Filmmaker Lucrecia Martel, ever astute at depicting family gatherings, with their constant shifts between attention and neglect, skillfully plays with ambiguity..."(See all of Kevin Thomas's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 206 words, 09/04/09
Stephen Holden, New York Times: OUTSTANDING "Every frame of this brilliant, maddeningly enigmatic puzzle of a movie contains crucial information.... The more closely you study it, the deeper and more unsettling..."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 930 words, 08/19/09
14.2 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
The Headless Woman (La mujer sin cabeza)'s reviews are separated by an average 14.2 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.
The Headless Woman (La mujer sin cabeza) (13 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:The Headless Woman (La mujer sin cabeza)'s reviews cover 15.3% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 5,795 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 446 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
The Headless Woman (La mujer sin cabeza) Coverage, Volume & Length (13 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 27 Days After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
The Headless Woman (La mujer sin cabeza)'s reviews on average broke 27 days 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 The Headless Woman (La mujer sin cabeza)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
The Headless Woman (La mujer sin cabeza) (13 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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