Americano
MPI Media Group | Release Date: June 15, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
50
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Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
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Mixed:
5
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0
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70
The New York TimesA.O. ScottJun 14, 2012
Though not explicitly autobiographical, this film is deeply personal, and while the nature of cinema is very much on its mind, it rarely feels insular or self-conscious. Instead, it is wistful and nostalgic, and at the same time full of restless curiosity. Read full review
70
VarietyPeter DebrugeJun 12, 2012
Though Demy's approach breaks no new ground, directorially speaking, Martin's personal journey finds a fresh angle on a universal piece of wisdom. Every mother's son believes he's the star of his own life; Americano captures that humbling moment where one realizes perhaps he has only been a bit player in his parents' story, not the star, as initially believed. Read full review
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New York PostFarran Smith NehmeJun 15, 2012
The film's first half has a lovely feel for how bizarre California must seem to foreigners, and there's a piercing sense of the stop-and-start ways that people deal with grief. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyJun 12, 2012
The primary appeal of Americano lies in witnessing the attempt of a famous progeny to forge his own creative path, as Demy's struggle with artistic inheritance resonates throughout unmoored Martin's voyage between past and present. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubScott TobiasJun 13, 2012
Peel away the many layers of reference, and all that's left of Americano is the raw need of a lonely, confused young man who's distant from his family, awash in vague memories, and struggling to find himself. This is less a movie than a patient for pop psychologists. Read full review
50
Village VoiceMelissa AndersonJun 12, 2012
Americano, which Demy also wrote and stars in, is an ambivalent, occasionally touching work of homage to his parents, yet one whose clumsiness only underscores the superiority of their directly quoted films. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierJun 14, 2012
Scenes of the director as a school-age boy in a Varda film are haunting, but end up simply sparking a desire to see Varda's work. Read full review
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Time OutDavid FearJun 12, 2012
Becomes a clumsy gringo approximation of something else. In this case, it's the old respectable-man-obsessed-with-fallen-angel cliché, which Demy fils tweaks with broad melodramatic strokes and Freudian flotsam, as well as a complete lack of focus or storytelling chops. Read full review
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