Aviva

Name: Aviva
Genre: Drama, Romance, Music
Released: June 12, 2020
Duration: 116 min
Rating: 65
Cast: Annie Rigney, Bobbi Jean Smith, Isaias Santamaria, Lorenzo Jackson, Mouna Soualem

2020

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Outsider Pictures | Release Date (Streaming): June 12, 2020 | Not Rated

Starring: Annie Rigney, Bobbi Jean Smith, Isaias Santamaria, Lorenzo Jackson, Mouna Soualem, Omri Drumlevich, Or Schraiber, Tyler Phillips, Yiannis Logothetis, Zina Natalia Zinchenko

Summary: The character of Aviva, played by both Zina Zinchenko (and at times by Or Schraiber), is a young Parisian who develops an online romance with Eden, played by Tyler Phillips (and at times Bobbie Jene Smith), a New Yorker. After a long courtship they meet in person and fall in love, settling into an intimate relationship that leads toThe character of Aviva, played by both Zina Zinchenko (and at times by Or Schraiber), is a young Parisian who develops an online romance with Eden, played by Tyler Phillips (and at times Bobbie Jene Smith), a New Yorker. After a long courtship they meet in person and fall in love, settling into an intimate relationship that leads to marriage, but one, as many are, laced with conflicts. Incorporating exuberant dance sequences, and featuring a pair of principal characters played by four different actors daringly expressing both masculine and feminine sides, “Aviva” captures a restless and changing today where who we are as women and men, and how we navigate the world, is up for grabs.… Expand

Director: Boaz Yakin

Genre(s): Drama, Romance, Music

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 116 min

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Richard Whittaker

Jun 25, 2020

Honestly, it's refreshing to have a movie built around dance and dancers that emphasizes both art and character, especially after the tedious schlock of Gaspar Noé's severely anticlimactic "Climax." Read full review

Alex Saveliev

Jun 11, 2020

Aviva is a palindrome, reflecting the film’s ouroboros-like narrative. It’s also a Hebrew name, which translates as “spring-like” or “fresh”–both adjectives applicable to the sensual and passionate Aviva. Love it or hate it, it’s… well, it’s art. I loved it, warts and all. Perhaps Yakin has finally discovered his style. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Tomris Laffly

Jun 12, 2020

With a cast made up of dancers entirely, the resulting work feels like a bold, deeply personal, and psychological ode to the numerous facades of romantic relationships, both uplifting and gloomy. Read full review

Brian Seibert

Jun 11, 2020

Pride in frank eccentricity pushes at times into the unintentionally absurd. Still, it’s exciting how these dance sequences are treated like any other scene, and disappointing when the compulsion to justify them takes hold. Read full review

The Guardian Cath Clarke

Apr 28, 2021

The film’s big experiment feels only semi-interesting. Read full review

David Fear

Jun 12, 2020

There is a sense of healing — emotional, personal, psychic, definitely and defiantly sexual — that this filmmaker seems to be chasing. The ultimate goal, however, is really just casting away creative shackles and just letting it all hang out without professional worry. Yakin has assuredly done that. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Jun 10, 2020

It’s on-screen onanism, and rarely more than that. Read full review

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