A Radiant Girl
Film Movement | Release Date: February 17, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
62
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
88
RogerEbert.comNell MinowFeb 17, 2023
Most Holocaust dramas show us the trains, the barbed wire, and the starving prisoners. This movie shows us what happened before, making the story real by making us identify with the people who were lost. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenFeb 17, 2023
There are no false moves in Marder’s truly radiant lead performance. Read full review
70
VarietyCatherine BrayFeb 17, 2023
Newcomer Marder’s performance is a thoroughly engaging one. She manages to demonstrate both screen presence and likability, despite a role which requires her to represent youthful optimism to an almost symbolic degree. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenFeb 15, 2023
Through an affecting mix of comedy, romance and drama, A Radiant Girl sounds a warning about the perils of not looking directly at tough realities. And yet it’s so alive from moment to moment, so finely attuned to the emotional lives of its characters, that it never feels like a history lesson dressed up as narrative. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreJun 14, 2023
As stories of the Occupation and impending Holocaust go, A Radiant Girl never overcomes its artistic emotional detachment. Read full review
50
Screen DailyJonathan RomneyFeb 15, 2023
This is a film with some grace and exuberance, but a cavalier attitude to period verisimilitude only adds to the impression that, when it comes to facing ugly historical reality, Kiberlain’s approach is naïvely inadequate. Read full review
40
The New York TimesBeatrice LoayzaFeb 16, 2023
At points, the contrast between Irene’s joy and the encroaching horrors is jarring and eerie, but A Radiant Girl seldom hits these notes — the rest is deflating and awkward. Read full review
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