Merchant Ivory
Cohen Media Group | Release Date: August 30, 2024 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
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90
Film ThreatBradley GibsonNov 16, 2023
Soucy’s documentary joyfully fulfills the mission of educating and entertaining, infused with the tremendous delight and loyalty of all those who worked with this seemingly magical production group. Read full review
80
The GuardianPeter BradshawDec 6, 2024
This documentary includes witty and insightful interviews with MI stalwarts like Thompson and Hugh Grant; it is a great pleasure to watch and will send people back to Merchant Ivory films themselves, particularly perhaps their Quartet (1981) and The Golden Bowl (2000). Read full review
80
The Irish TimesTara BradyDec 4, 2024
More analysis of the films would have enriched this entertaining chronicle, but it remains a rollicking account of the most important movie partnership since Powell and Pressburger. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzAug 30, 2024
The interviews are the best part of the film, which lacks the sleek, focused, concentrated quality of the best Merchant Ivory movies but succeeds on its own terms as sort of a “hangout” movie, non-fiction division. Read full review
75
The Film StageDan MeccaNov 13, 2023
Merchant Ivory ultimately feels like a a devoted document of a group of artists who lived complicated, interesting lives. And while this film may not fully capture that complexity, there are forty films they made that get to the heart of the matter. Read full review
60
The TimesKevin MaherDec 6, 2024
The film ends far too neatly and with a speedy pass over the failures, but there is much here to savour. Read full review
60
The New York TimesAlissa WilkinsonSep 2, 2024
Like many documentaries of this sort, “Merchant Ivory” opts to be a survey without a thesis — informative, even engaging, but lacking an argument that might drive the documentary itself forward. Read full review
60
Wall Street JournalZachary BarnesAug 31, 2024
The documentary gets by on its interviews, archival footage and fascinating subjects, who in some respects always seemed like stalwarts of a fusty tradition. Read full review
58
IndieWireChristian BlauveltAug 29, 2024
This sloppy, scattered documentary, very much lacking the refinement of Merchant Ivory’s own films, is a missed opportunity to explore why their films are great, what exactly is it that makes viewers return to them time and time again. Read full review
50
Little White LiesMarina AshiotiDec 10, 2024
The duo’s Indian collaborators are largely absent though, and it all comes together in a rather shallow, often frustrating attempt to bottle up a significant piece of late 20th century film history, devoid of that touch of Merchant Ivory movie magic. Read full review
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