Himalaya
Kino International | Release Date: May 25, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
73
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Generally favorable reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews
Positive:
16
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
They are naturals at acting, not because they're good at lying but because they can't be phony. Read full review
90
Washington PostDesson Thomson
The dance between authenticity and storymaking works beautifully. Read full review
90
New Times (L.A.)Gregory Weinkauf
This sensuous, exotic film is more like an issue of "National Geographic" come to life, rich with cultural detail and insight. Read full review
88
Chicago TribuneJohn Petrakis
Most of the performers have limited acting experience, but they are perfect for their parts, exhibiting the courage, stamina and wariness essential to live in such a harsh environment. Read full review
88
Baltimore SunMichael Sragow
Himalaya does for yak caravans what "Red River" did for cattle drives: it sees them as the stuff of epic conquest. Read full review
83
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
Not quite a masterpiece perhaps, but a visually stunning mountain drama, and an absorbing look at a dying culture. Read full review
80
L.A. WeeklyChuck Wilson
Captured extraordinary performances from a cast of non-actors, as well as magnificent images of a vast landscape. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
A film of unusual visual beauty and enormous intrinsic interest. Read full review
75
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
The plot is woven from minutely observed details that beautifully evoke a rarely seen world. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
It's human drama, high and mighty. Read full review
70
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
(Valli) brings an ethnographer's eye for detail to a plot that amounts to little more than the good old generation gap. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
Complexity and personality among key figures keeps Himalaya involving throughout its grueling journey and lifts the film above the merely ethnographic. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleKimberley Jones
It's the tortoise and the hare, Nepalese-style, and it's surprisingly dramatic. Read full review
63
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
Himalaya doesn't need a traditional story line to transport the viewer into another, fascinating world.
63
Boston GlobeChris Fujiwara
Valli's touch as an artist is too light, and his dramatic sense too timid, to make the film much more than a collection of pretty pictures.
63
New York PostV.A. Musetto
One of the most beautiful movies you're likely to see this year. And the cast members, all amateurs, are first-rate. Read full review
60
The New York TimesDana Stevens
Somehow, in spite of the stunning vistas and some witty and affecting moments, the story seems to unfold at a distance; the human drama is diminished by the setting rather than amplified by it. Read full review
60
Village VoiceLeslie Camhi
Himalaya lacks such lightness, humor, and grace, offering instead the surface beauty of an ancient and inviolate culture. Read full review
60
Mr. ShowbizMichael Atkinson
The cast is largely nonprofessional, and the story has the simplicity of myth.
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