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Multi-lingual documentary about prostitution, considering the situations of women working in Thailand, Bangladesh and Mexico. Cast:Michael GlawoggerDirector:Michael GlawoggerRelease Date:April 27, 2012DVD Release:January 8, 2013From:Kino LorberLength:1 hr 59 min
Whores' Glory played in limited release to good reviews. • Andrew O'Hehir wrote for Salon, "...daring, novelistic and unforgettable... a wrenching journalistic exploration of real life and something close to great cinema." • And Tom Keogh wrote in the Seattle Times, "...gains extraordinary access to the gritty rhythms of prostitution and the lives of women caught up in it." More Reviews Below...
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (3 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...quietly powerful but dispiriting... a melancholy film that begins in an outer circle of hell and works its way to the depths."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 745 words, 04/27/12
V.A. Musetto, New York Post: VERY GOOD(cg) "...you can't help but feel sorry for the 'girls' and their johns. For comic relief, Glawogger throws in a scene in which dogs copulate on the street in front of a brothel."(See all of V.A. Musetto's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 263 words, 04/27/12
Mark Holcomb, Village Voice: VERY GOOD "...fearless... demystifies trick turning with a bluntness and sneaky artistry that's sure to make even the most jaded of us choke on our next sitcom-hooker-joke chuckle."(See all of Mark Holcomb's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 453 words, 04/25/12
KEY CITIES (4 Reviews)
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a harrowing journey into a shadow world that many would like to pretend doesn't exist. It's a world of the human psyche as much as of the city."(See all of Michael O'Sullivan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 510 words, 07/06/12
Mark Feeney, Boston Globe: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Glawogger has the good sense mostly to stay out of the way and let the material speak for itself.... the participants are so oblivious to the camera."(See all of Mark Feeney's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 554 words, 06/15/12
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: VERY GOOD(cg) "...as sad a film as you can possibly see. To experience it is to be haunted by the bleakness and ugliness of prostitution, the hopeless trap of it..."(See all of Mick LaSalle's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 442 words, 05/25/12
Mark Holcomb, Village Voice: VERY GOOD "...fearless... demystifies trick turning with a bluntness and sneaky artistry that's sure to make even the most jaded of us choke on our next sitcom-hooker-joke chuckle."(See all of Mark Holcomb's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 453 words, 04/25/12
Gerald Peary, Boston Phoenix: VERY GOOD(cg) "Glawogger works hard at being objective and dispassionate and unsentimental, but he's clearly on the side of the working girls, and horrified by their salivating johns."(See all of Gerald Peary's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 111 words, 06/14/12
Scott Tobias, AV Club: EXCELLENT(cg) "...breaks from the usual earnest, stat-filled exposé... takes a keen interest in the everyday nature of prostitution, particularly the point of sale..."(See all of Scott Tobias's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 443 words, 04/26/12
Jesse Cataldo, Slant: VERY GOOD(cg) "...vital not because of its human-interest stories, but because of the things it tells us about the transfer of resources from one party to another, how we sell ourselves..."(See all of Jesse Cataldo's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,058 words, 04/16/12
HIGHBROW PRESS (3 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...quietly powerful but dispiriting... a melancholy film that begins in an outer circle of hell and works its way to the depths."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 745 words, 04/27/12
Mark Jenkins, NPR: MODERATE "...aspires to be cinema-verite style. Yet it's unusually well-lighted and composed for on-the-fly footage, and includes scenes that appear to be staged."(See all of Mark Jenkins's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 561 words, 04/19/12
Leslie Felperin, Daily Variety: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "Helmer Michael Glawogger ultimately doesn't have anything new to say about prostitution, but the degree of access is certainly impressive..."(See all of Leslie Felperin's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 722 words, 09/03/11
Neil Young, Hollywood Reporter: VERY GOOD "...a fascinating documentary examining the current state of the world's oldest profession... a non-exploitative eye-opener."(See all of Neil Young's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 690 words, 09/04/11
Stephen Holden, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...quietly powerful but dispiriting... a melancholy film that begins in an outer circle of hell and works its way to the depths."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 745 words, 04/27/12
12.8 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Whores' Glory's reviews are separated by an average 12.8 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.
Whores' Glory (14 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Whores' Glory's reviews cover 15.1% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 7,967 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 569 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 6 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Whores' Glory's reviews on average broke 6 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 Whores' Glory's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Whores' Glory (14 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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