Dream of Light
Facets Multimedia Distribution | Release Date: May 5, 2000 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
82
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
0
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Visually ravishing -- an exquisite movie. Read full review
100
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
It's a rich work, lush and lovely and bustling with activity but paced at a contemplative stroll, like a time lapse recording in first gear. Read full review
100
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
Gorgeous, fascinating and surprisingly suspenseful. Read full review
91
Mr. ShowbizMichael Atkinson
For the discouraged filmgoer, Erice's tone poem will be a ray of hope itself.
90
The New York TimesJanet Maslin
The purity and breadth of this meticulous study are all the more gratifying in view of its unprepossessing style. Read full review
80
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
An enthusiastic recommendation. Read full review
80
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
More analytical than contemplative, never less than straightforward, Dream of Light makes no showy bid for the sublime. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Like the painter, it's painstakingly serious about what it's up to. Read full review
38
New York PostHannah Brown
To paraphrase that old quip about slow-paced art films, it literally is watching paint dry.
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