Ilya and Emilia Kabakov: Enter Here
| Release Date: November 13, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
56
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Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
2
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyNov 15, 2013
Without being explicit, without being overtly angry, Kabakov's installations are a critique of the entire system, a critique leavened with irony, wit, and fantasy. It's powerful stuff. You go into Kabakov's labyrinths of associations and you don't come out. Read full review
70
The New York TimesNicolas RapoldNov 12, 2013
Ms. Wallach has fashioned a multifaceted, informative portrait conveying the emotional urgency of the Kabakovs’ work. Read full review
70
The DissolveAndrew LapinNov 12, 2013
At times, it’s hard to imagine how a real, physical visit to a Kabakov exhibit could improve upon Wallach’s film, which plays like the world’s trippiest docent. Read full review
70
Village VoiceMichelle OrangeNov 12, 2013
No longer silent but still the lesser talker between them, Ilya is marvelously fluent in spatial forms. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeNov 14, 2013
Art doc's stylistic quirks detract slightly from a sometimes fascinating portrait. Read full review
60
Time OutJenna SchererNov 12, 2013
Kabakov’s life story reads like a Pasternak novel, from his hardscrabble upbringing in Stalinist Russia to his double life as a government-sanctioned “official” artist and an underground cultural revolutionary. Read full review
12
Slant MagazineSteve MacfarlaneNov 11, 2013
The research that went into the film seems a largesse, but it's compromised at every turn by filmmaker Amei Wallach's sloppy, pedantic delivery. Read full review
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