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THE SKY TURNS (EL CIELO GIRA)Movie Reviews
Spanish language documentary about the waning days of a remote, rural hamlet in northern Spain. Cast:Cirilo Fernández, Hicham Chate, Peio Azketa, Elías Álvarez, Mercedes ÁlvarezDirector:Mercedes AlvarezRelease Date:February 11, 2011DVD Release:February 27, 2009From:New YorkerLength:1 hr 55 min
FEBRUARY 27, 2009
The Sky Turns (El cielo gira), Very Good Reviews (Doc) Limited
The Sky Turns (El cielo gira) played in limited release to very good reviews. • Ty Burr wrote in the Boston Globe, "...a work of droll, exhausted semi-magical realism.... exudes a clear and weightless joy." • And Emanuel Levy wrote for Cinema 24/7, "...an evocative and poignant meditation about time, memory and mortality... in its good moments (which are plentiful) reaches levels of lyricism seldom seen..." More Reviews Below...
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (3 Reviews)
Mike Hale, New York Times: GOOD "...meticulously composed and deliberately paced.... The overall effect is one of lulling beauty and immersion in the landscape and culture... but the thing itself never quite arrives."(See all of Mike Hale's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 341 words, 02/11/11
V.A. Musetto, New York Post: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a beautifully composed documentary... filmmaker Mercedes Álvarez returns after 35 years to Aldealsenor, the remote Spanish village where she was born."(See all of V.A. Musetto's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 136 words, 02/11/11
Andrew Schenker, Village Voice: VERY GOOD "Returning to her tiny Spanish hometown of Aldealseñor after 35 years, Mercedes Álvarez turns her lens on the few remaining elderly inhabitants of the village..."(See all of Andrew Schenker's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 222 words, 02/09/11
KEY CITIES (2 Reviews)
Ty Burr, Boston Globe: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a work of droll, exhausted semi-magical realism. Instead of expressing sorrow for a vanishing way of life, it exudes a clear and weightless joy."(See all of Ty Burr's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 457 words, 04/15/11
Andrew Schenker, Village Voice: VERY GOOD "Returning to her tiny Spanish hometown of Aldealseñor after 35 years, Mercedes Álvarez turns her lens on the few remaining elderly inhabitants of the village..."(See all of Andrew Schenker's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 222 words, 02/09/11
Robert Tumas, Slant: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...a rare honest-to-goodness look at just how miniscule the people of this Earth are... nearly brimming with chuckle-inducing existential aporia and wise old quips..."(See all of Robert Tumas's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 847 words, 02/09/11
HIGHBROW PRESS (1 Review)
Mike Hale, New York Times: GOOD "...meticulously composed and deliberately paced.... The overall effect is one of lulling beauty and immersion in the landscape and culture... but the thing itself never quite arrives."(See all of Mike Hale's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 341 words, 02/11/11
MOVIE INDUSTRY (3 Reviews)
Jonathan Holland, Daily Variety: EXCELLENT "...a consummately achieved, lyrical meditation on how to capture things before they're gone... Rodriguez's lensing is superb, and similar attention is paid to the sounds of rural life."(See all of Jonathan Holland's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 500 words, 02/08/05
Emanuel Levy, Cinema 24/7: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...an evocative and poignant meditation about time, memory and mortality... in its good moments (which are plentiful) reaches levels of lyricism seldom seen..."(See all of Emanuel Levy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 306 words, 01/27/11
Mike Hale, New York Times: GOOD "...meticulously composed and deliberately paced.... The overall effect is one of lulling beauty and immersion in the landscape and culture... but the thing itself never quite arrives."(See all of Mike Hale's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 341 words, 02/11/11
9.1 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
The Sky Turns (El cielo gira)'s reviews are separated by an average 9.1 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:The Sky Turns (El cielo gira)'s reviews cover 8.2% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 3,102 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 388 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 103 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
The Sky Turns (El cielo gira)'s reviews on average broke 103 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 The Sky Turns (El cielo gira)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
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