La Maison de la Radio
Kino Lorber | Release Date: September 4, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
56
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
5
Negative:
1
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
VarietyBoyd van HoeijSep 4, 2013
Two minor problems in the closing reels hold the film back from instant-classic status. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerSep 4, 2013
The film is a textured portrait of human beings and the jobs they do, offering scant commentary but much to chew on, not to mention plenty of laughs -- no small feat in a movie dedicated to something as dry sounding as “public radio.” Read full review
60
The DissolveNoel MurraySep 4, 2013
Philibert allows even those who’ve never heard a second of Radio France to experience what the network is like, on both sides of the speakers. Read full review
60
Village VoiceInkoo KangSep 4, 2013
La Maison de la Radio is the kind of film that divides its audience into two camps: those happy to observe and those impatient to be told a story. Read full review
50
The New York TimesManohla DargisSep 4, 2013
As Mr. Philibert continues to pop in and out of different studios, in and out of the building, flitting from one face to the other, it feels as if he were searching for a story that never emerges. Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskySep 4, 2013
Aside from the Tour De France segments (the only scenes in the movie to be shot entirely handheld), La Maison lacks the warmth that’s characterized Philibert’s best work. Eventually, the film begins to resemble a cross between a radio station’s webcast and a security-camera feed. Read full review
40
Time OutEric HynesSep 4, 2013
Given only hints of personalities and the thinnest strands of stories, we’re left with a hum of tinny snippets instead of anything that resembles the glorious noise of people putting on show after show after show. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineKalvin HenelySep 4, 2013
Whether or not you consider this a banal topic, it's plain to see that the puttering documentary doesn't achieve magnificence. Read full review
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