Fabian: Going to the Dogs
Kino Lorber | Release Date: February 11, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
68
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Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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88
Slant MagazinePat BrownMar 5, 2021
Its characters are suffused with a paradoxical kind of fear that can only happen in a dream, the dread before an immense catastrophe that’s unavoidable because it’s already happened. Read full review
80
Film ThreatAlex SavelievFeb 14, 2022
Fabian: Going to the Dogs is poetic, ugly, romantic, tragic, and side-splitting. Some sequences approach the edge of sanity, take a glimpse into the abyss, then the plot reassembles itself – but the threat of derailing remains, and it’s quite exhilarating. Read full review
80
Screen DailyJonathan RomneyMar 5, 2021
The film’s freewheeling dynamism and stylistic elasticity allow Fabian to shake off the stuffier tropes of historical drama. Read full review
75
IndieWireRyan LattanzioMar 16, 2021
Graf makes “Going to the Dogs” an unpredictable visual experience, bracingly experimental for a 68-year-old filmmaker who hasn’t run out of gas. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleMar 3, 2022
It takes some getting used to, and there are sequences more awkward in their motley-ness than pointed. But overall, it’s an effectively crashing intimacy created by the performances (especially the fizz and warmth Schilling and Rosendahl have together), Claudia Wolscht’s restless editing and Hanno Lentz’s camerawork. Read full review
67
The Film StageDavid KatzMar 16, 2021
Fabian – Going to the Dogs is well-meaning, but Schilling’s portrayal of Fabian is a poor symbol for this malaise. Read full review
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