Nostalghia
Grange Communications Inc. | Release Date: January 8, 1984 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
74
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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100
Slant MagazineKalvin Henely
Perhaps Tarkovsky’s most opaque film, Nostalghia is nonetheless one of his most personal. Read full review
100
LarsenOnFilmJosh Larsen
Nostalghia is further evidence that Andrei Tarkovsky might not be a filmmaker, but a sorcerer. Read full review
100
Village VoiceAlan Scherstuhl
Stick with it. There are shocking acts that rupture the stillness, and then there’s one of cinema’s great endings, Read full review
80
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
A meditative film by visionary Soviet filmmaker Tarkovsky that lures viewers into its mysterious, mystical world and completely envelops them for a two-hour stretch. Read full review
80
EmpireDavid Parkinson
A hauntingly beautiful film. Read full review
80
Time OutAMac
Tarkovsky remains as much a metaphysician as anything else, and Nostalgia isn't an entertainment but an article of faith. Read full review
80
The DissolveScott Tobias
Much of the film is difficult to understand—as with many poems, its meanings are so personal that they’re often cryptic—but Gorchakov’s (and Tarkovsky’s) displacement comes through powerfully in lonely rooms and in tracking shots that give the impression of a soul adrift. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderDave Kehr
It aims for a hushed, hypnotic, incantatory effect, and it does succeed in inducing some kind of trance. Read full review
40
The New York TimesVincent Canby
Loveliness, I'm afraid, is really what this movie is all about. Read full review
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