One Swallow Brought Spring
Koch Lorber Films | Release Date: March 21, 2003 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
64
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
Wise, understated, warm and witty, it presents stars Michel Serrault and Mathilde Seigner in roles that fit them so perfectly they could have been tailor-made. Read full review
80
Washington PostDesson Thomson
The movie, which Carion wrote with Eric Assous, has a calming quality. The story moves slowly but, given the milieu and pace of life, this seems perfectly appropriate. Read full review
80
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
The Girl From Paris may not have half the smooth technique of "Swimming Pool," but it has 10 times the heart and soul. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
The scenery is majestic, the goats adorable, the characters alternately gruff and tender. Like the best storytellers, Carion delays vital information about his characters that makes their dynamic increasingly interesting. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
The saving grace of this French film is that it's anything but a sentimental story. Read full review
70
The New RepublicStanley Kauffmann
Precisely the point of films in this genre is to provide pleasant predictability. We collaborate, in a way: we chuckle silently as, so to speak, we make the film ourselves. Read full review
70
The A.V. ClubKeith Phipps
Carion and his gifted leads never take the easy way out. Instead, they let the characters get acquainted against the slow change of the seasons, taking their relationship along unexpected turns. Read full review
70
The New York TimesDana Stevens
A quiet, slow-moving tale, very much in tune with the gradual rhythms of traditional agricultural life. Read full review
63
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
Moves as slowly and deliberately as it sounds, but Seigner and Serrault are extremely effective in roles often requiring them to work alone, or together in loaded but wordless exchanges. Read full review
60
Film Threat
It's in the characters that the film works beautifully, right up to the clever and tender final sequence. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Yes, the story is pure formula, though given less twinkle and lip gloss than Hollywood would have brought to bear on it; the film is so remake-friendly you can cast it in your head. Read full review
50
New York PostV.A. Musetto
Carion, in his feature debut, means well, and his characters are lovable. But the plot is so predictable and sentimental that viewers are likely to lose interest before Sandrine and her goats walk off into the sunset. Read full review
40
Village VoiceJessica Winter
The script offers neither a sustained narrative arc nor strong characterizations. Read full review
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