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Russian language drama based on an 1892 Anton Chekhov short story about a psychiatric doctor who becomes a patient in his own hospital. Cast:Vladimir Ilyin, Aleksei Vertkov, Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyorny, Yevgeni Stychkin, Viktor SolovyovDirector:Aleksandr Gornovsky, Karen ShakhnazRelease Date:November 27, 2009DVD Release:May 3, 2011From:Seagull FilmsLength:1 hr. 23 min.
Ward No. 6 played in limited release to very good reviews. • Kevin Thomas wrote in the Los Angeles Times, "Often unreadable subtitles cannot dim the brilliance... an inspired reworking of Anton Chekhov's short story.... beautiful, elegiac..." • And Bill Stamets wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times, "Russian literary lion Anton Chekhov receives a screen tribute on the 150th anniversary of his birth..." More Reviews Below...
Ward No. 6 has not been reviewed by Broad National Press
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (6 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: GOOD "...deliberately blurs the line between fiction and reality, present and past, the sane and the crazy... interviews with actual mental patients are interspersed..."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 707 words, 11/27/09
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...a stripped-down, bare-bones pseudo-documentary, full of supporting 'performances' from real insane asylum inmates... Russia's entry for Best Foreign Language Film."(See all of Joe Neumaier's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 127 words, 11/27/09
Bill Stamets, Chicago Sun-Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "Russian literary lion Anton Chekhov receives a screen tribute on the 150th anniversary of his birth... Russia's Oscar entry this year in the best foreign language film category."(See all of Bill Stamets's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 274 words, 02/05/10
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: OUTSTANDING "Often unreadable subtitles cannot dim the brilliance... an inspired reworking of Anton Chekhov's short story.... beautiful, elegiac..."(See all of Kevin Thomas's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 256 words, 12/17/10
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice/LA Weekly: VERY GOOD "...its inventions are good: a vision of the 17th-century foundation of the monastery-turned-hospital, which draws the sense of the story's continuity into the past..."(See all of Nick Pinkerton's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 253 words, 11/27/09
KEY CITIES (0 Reviews)
Ward No. 6 has not been reviewed in Key Cities
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (2 Reviews)
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice/LA Weekly: VERY GOOD "...its inventions are good: a vision of the 17th-century foundation of the monastery-turned-hospital, which draws the sense of the story's continuity into the past..."(See all of Nick Pinkerton's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 253 words, 11/27/09
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: GOOD "...deliberately blurs the line between fiction and reality, present and past, the sane and the crazy... interviews with actual mental patients are interspersed..."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 707 words, 11/27/09
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: OUTSTANDING "Often unreadable subtitles cannot dim the brilliance... an inspired reworking of Anton Chekhov's short story.... beautiful, elegiac..."(See all of Kevin Thomas's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 256 words, 12/17/10
MOVIE INDUSTRY (3 Reviews)
Ronnie Scheib, Daily Variety: OUTSTANDING "Karen Shaknazarov's brilliant contemporary take on the oft-filmed Chekhov novella 'Ward 6' reps the versatile Russian helmer's most iconoclastic film yet."(See all of Ronnie Scheib's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 505 words, 11/27/09
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: OUTSTANDING "Often unreadable subtitles cannot dim the brilliance... an inspired reworking of Anton Chekhov's short story.... beautiful, elegiac..."(See all of Kevin Thomas's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 256 words, 12/17/10
Stephen Holden, New York Times: GOOD "...deliberately blurs the line between fiction and reality, present and past, the sane and the crazy... interviews with actual mental patients are interspersed..."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 707 words, 11/27/09
16.0 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Ward No. 6's reviews are separated by an average 16.0 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:Ward No. 6's reviews cover 9.6% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 2,299 words involume (average is 20,172 words). Length:The film's reviews average 328 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 95 Days After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Ward No. 6's reviews on average broke 95 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 Ward No. 6's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
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