Dovlatov
Netflix | Release Date: October 25, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
68
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinOct 24, 2018
A dreamy, compelling, often wry look at a writer. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterDeborah Young
[A] forceful presentation of an ever-timely topic. Read full review
70
Screen DailyJonathan Romney
This slow-burning, pensively drifting evocation of the times of Sergei Dovlatov is not a conventional portrait, still less a biopic, but an imaginatively realistic recreation of a bygone era of Russian culture. Read full review
70
VarietyJay Weissberg
It’s easy to simply be mesmerized by German’s exceptional talent for stage blocking and camera movements, yet while there’s much here to appreciate, the film lacks the power of “Under Electric Clouds” despite being his most emotionally approachable work to date. Read full review
67
The Film StageC.J. PrinceMar 6, 2018
German uses this six-day window to evoke a specific time and place, and through that specificity, he creates a satisfying ode to the struggle and resilience of creating art. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineKeith WatsonOct 24, 2018
According tot he film, truly courageous artists aren't necessarily the ones who tackle the state head-on, but rather the ones who stay true to themselves even when no one likes what they have to say. Read full review
60
CineVuePatrick Gamble
No doubt many will find German’s approach pretentious and overly repetitive. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comTomris LafflyOct 26, 2018
With its script (co-written by German and Yulia Tupikina) that lacks the traditional structure of a three-part act, Dovlatov managed to evoke in me an overall feeling of internment. Along with it crept in a gloomy mood, gradually formed through the collective frustrations of the time’s hampered dwellers. Read full review
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