Breathing
Kino Lorber Films | Release Date: August 31, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
66
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Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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80
EmpireDavid ParkinsonAug 28, 2012
Best known until now for Oscar-winning holocaust drama "The Counterfeiters," Karl Markovics flexes his muscles on the other side of the camera with terrific effect. A fine, moving debut for the new writer/director. Read full review
80
The GuardianPeter BradshawAug 28, 2012
The "breathing" of the title becomes a cleverly recurrent motif, and Markovics's script circles around the themes of death and life in thoughtful and elegant ways: it is a well-carpentered screenplay which bears every sign of having been a labour of love, worked on fruitfully over many years. Read full review
80
Time OutDavid FearAug 28, 2012
An Austrian actor whose Easter-Island mug has graced movies such as the Oscar-nominated "The Counterfeiters" (2007), Markovics shows a keen attention to performers that you'd expect from a thespian-turned-director. Read full review
75
New York PostV.A. MusettoAug 30, 2012
The new film's strongest point is the assured performance by Schubert, who's in nearly every frame. Elegant cinematography by Martin Gschlacht, one of Austria's most sought-after lensers, gives Breathing added depth. Read full review
70
The New York TimesNicolas RapoldAug 30, 2012
As a collaboration Breathing owes much to the balanced compositions, lucid imagery and judicious use of color executed by Mr. Gschlacht, who brought a similarly clear gaze to morally fraught work by other Austrian directors (Götz Spielmann's "Revanche," Jessica Hausner's "Lourdes," Michael Glawogger's "Slumming"). Read full review
60
Total FilmMatt GlasbyAug 28, 2012
Thoughtfully shot by first-time director Karl Markovics, the only warmth comes from the stiffening cadavers. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineJoseph Jon LanthierAug 28, 2012
Can a film be faulted for being too sympathetic toward its characters, for limning a milieu with extraneous humanism? Read full review
40
Village VoiceMichael NordineSep 4, 2012
A film of unreconciled impulses, Breathing is by turns vaguely sentimental and cooly detached in a manner that's ultimately more off-putting than it is complementary. Read full review
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