Heal the Living
Cohen Media Group | Release Date: April 14, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
82
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
The TelegraphRobbie CollinApr 29, 2017
Throughout, Quillévéré keeps asking her cast for the impossible, and gets it. Read full review
100
RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyApr 14, 2017
Heal the Living is director Katell Quillévéré's third feature, and shows her humane vision of the interconnectedness of humans and the fragile miracle of life. The plot comes straight out of any hospital-based episodic, but it's Quillévéré's approach that is so unique, and ultimately, so powerful. Read full review
100
VarietyGuy LodgeApr 9, 2017
It’s Quillévéré’s soaring visual and sonic acumen (with an assist from composer Alexandre Desplat, here in matchless form) that suffuses a potentially familiar hospital weeper with true grace. Read full review
90
Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranApr 13, 2017
Heal the Living reveals a gift for joining skillful visual filmmaking with moving, affecting storytelling, all in the service of a story that unfolds in surprising ways. Read full review
90
Village VoiceNick SchagerApr 12, 2017
At once sorrowful and optimistic, Heal the Living captures the terrifying fragility of life, even as it also recognizes the strength derived from the many connections — organic, emotional, and associative — that bind and define us. Read full review
90
Screen DailyLisa NesselsonApr 9, 2017
In what is only fitting for a story literally and figuratively embroidered around hearts, the film’s visual and emotional beats are perfectly in synch. Read full review
80
CineVuePatrick GambleApr 29, 2017
Quillévéré has created a poignant exploration not just of death, but of life, love and fragility. Read full review
80
Time Out LondonCath ClarkeApr 25, 2017
The medical side of things is shown in documentary detail, and it’s fascinating. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijApr 9, 2017
Though the film’s two halves aren’t equally as strong, with the second half lacking some of the complexity and breathtaking sweep of part one, this is an impressive step up for Quillevere. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineDerek SmithApr 9, 2017
The film allows the sorrows of losing a life and the joys of saving it to remain congruent. Read full review
60
The GuardianPeter BradshawApr 29, 2017
It is every bit as beautifully made and intelligently acted as you might expect, with some wonderful visual imagery at the very beginning. Yet I was disappointed. Read full review
50
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisApr 13, 2017
It’s all just empty calories; what this movie desperately needs is conflict. Read full review
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