Archipelago
Kino Lorber | Release Date: June 27, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
82
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
1
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
The GuardianPeter BradshawJun 26, 2014
There is something exacting and audacious in it, something superbly controlled in its composition and technique. The clarity of her film-making diction is a marvel – even, or perhaps especially, when the nature of the story itself remains murkily unrevealed. Read full review
100
The New York TimesManohla DargisJun 26, 2014
In most movies, something happens; in Archipelago, many things happen, quietly yet meaningfully. Read full review
80
The TelegraphSukhdev SandhuJun 26, 2014
No other British director is making films quite like this. Read full review
80
Time Out LondonDave CalhounJun 26, 2014
Archipelago confirms Hogg as a daring and mischievous artist, and a major British talent whose next move will be intriguing. Read full review
80
Total FilmTom DawsonJun 26, 2014
In long, static takes, Hogg calmly exposes the gulf between polite facades and repressed resentments. Read full review
80
VarietyLeslie FelperinJun 26, 2014
This is a beautifully distilled and literally still work that lingers in the mind long after its conclusion. Read full review
80
CineVueHolly CooperJun 26, 2014
Archipelago is a sharply observed and excruciatingly honest exploration of family relationships and the mess that we call life. Hogg has proven herself here to be one of Britain's most important film-makers. Read full review
60
EmpireDavid ParkinsonJun 26, 2014
Shot with grace and precision but paced with all the urgency of a Sunday afternoon stroll, Joanna Hogg's Haneke-lite study of an English middle class family is a well-crafted affair elevated by terrific moments. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterRay BennettJun 26, 2014
Filmed in permanent twilight with a static camera and no music, it is gloomy and unrewarding with an oblique and uninformative script. Read full review
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