Nana
| Release Date: January 25, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
76
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
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4
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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90
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisJan 24, 2013
Naturalistic and mysterious, Nana is terrifyingly dependent on its diminutive star. Insisting on neither written lines nor predetermined actions (the film's short script was used primarily to obtain financing), Ms. Massadian, who worked with the child for almost two years, has coaxed a performance of remarkable lucidity. Read full review
80
Village VoiceMelissa AndersonJan 23, 2013
A fiction film that documents the unpredictable, unscripted actions of its pint-size lead, Nana offers new ways of thinking about childhood, or, at the very least, about children in movies. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineJoseph Jon LanthierJan 23, 2013
Its meta-cinematic "think piece"-ness is redeemed by the slinky symmetries drawn between Massadian's own auteur-ship and the protagonist's narrative role. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckJan 30, 2013
For all the impressive ease with which the filmmaker handles her tyke star, Nana never quite manages to achieve the thematic resonance to which it aspires. Read full review
60
Time OutJoshua RothkopfJan 23, 2013
Barely over an hour, the sketch feels lovely, unhurried and a bit insignificant. That may be your definition of cinema, but if you've hired a babysitter, this isn't the film for your date night. Read full review
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