Lourdes
Palisades Tartan | Release Date: February 17, 2010 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
71
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
1
Negative:
1
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100
Time OutJoshua Rothkopf
Sly and suggestive, Lourdes is a cosmic black comedy that bumps up against the metaphysical. Read full review
100
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Beautifully led by birdlike Sylvie Testud as an ailing young woman in a wheelchair, every character (pilgrim and helper alike) exhibits a soul. And shaped with confident talent by the Austrian filmmaker, every serenely composed shot matters. Read full review
80
Boxoffice MagazinePam Grady
This drama is something of a miracle itself: a film dealing with religion that is refreshingly free of dogma. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubScott Tobias
Lourdes starts from the unexpected position of believing miracles are possible, but it doesn’t paper over the religious and practical problems they raise--for the blessed and bereft alike. Read full review
70
Village VoiceKarina Longworth
The film delves deeper into the pain and pleasure of watching other people experience the wonderful things you dream of happening to you. In that sense, Hausner has crafted a kind of meta-riff on the masochistic lure of cinema itself. Read full review
70
The New York TimesManohla Dargis
One of the pleasures of this intelligent, rigorously thoughtful, somewhat sly film is that it takes place in the space between the inexplicable (no explanation is possible) and the unexplained (enlightenment might be around the corner). Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterDaniel Eagan
Fascinating on social and theological levels, the film is less compelling as a straightforward narrative. Still, adventurous filmgoers will be rewarded by its unusually open-ended storyline. Read full review
50
VarietyDerek Elley
Either a subtly subversive black comedy, a deeply spiritual portrait of physical rebirth or a whole lot of nothing in a self-consciously arty package, Lourdes isn't about to reveal its true colors anytime soon. Read full review
38
New York PostKyle Smith
It'll be a real miracle if anyone manages to stay awake throughout this extravagantly dull film. Read full review
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