Amnesia
Film Movement | Release Date: July 21, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
59
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Mixed or average reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
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4
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6
Negative:
0
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88
RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyJul 21, 2017
It is reported that this movie’s scenario was inspired by the life of Schroeder’s own mother, and the film has a personal tone that is not always detectable in his other movies. It enhances a film that’s one of the most thoughtful in his body of work. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerJul 20, 2017
Barbet Schroeder offers up a touching look at unrequited love and neglected memory with the simpatico two-hander, Amnesia. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenJul 20, 2017
While its insights into the consequences of selective memory loss continue to resonate the world over, at its heart, Amnesia is a beautifully acted depiction of confronting regret. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineWes GreeneJul 13, 2017
Amnesia ultimately delivers rich insights about its main characters’ relationship to their backgrounds. Read full review
60
VarietyScott FoundasJul 20, 2017
There are a lot of compelling ideas afloat in “Amnesia” that never fully congeal, but the undeniable sincerity and personal commitment of Schroeder’s vision help to carry the film over its rough patches. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloJul 19, 2017
Schroeder was reportedly inspired to make Amnesia as a tribute to his mother, who left Germany not long after the Nazis came to power and never wanted to return; he even shot the film in the house where she lived for many years (which was also a major location in his 1969 debut, More). But neither he nor his co-writers managed to prevent their ostensible subtext from swamping the text. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreJul 28, 2017
Fresh insights are rare and dramatic moments rarer in Barbet Schroeder’s meditation on Germans forgiving themselves for the Holocaust, Amnesia. Read full review
50
Screen DailyLee MarshallJul 20, 2017
This plodding drama, centring on the friendship between a young German DJ and an ageing expatriate, never shakes the dust off the pages. Read full review
50
The New York TimesManohla DargisJul 20, 2017
Amnesia, Mr. Schroeder has said, is a story partly based on his mother, who refused to speak German, so perhaps it’s no surprise that it’s strongest when it focuses on Martha, a character Ms. Keller inhabits gracefully. Read full review
50
Village VoiceTatiana CraineJul 20, 2017
Under Schroeder’s direction, Keller and Riemelt deliver wistful, earnest performances that almost make up for the script’s shortcomings. Read full review
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