Our Beloved Month of August
FiGa Films | Release Date: September 3, 2010 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
82
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
The New YorkerRichard BrodyJul 18, 2017
There’s neither pity nor sentimentality in Gomes’s populism; the highest strain of modern humanism faces up to the first person. Read full review
100
Time Out LondonDavid JenkinsJul 18, 2017
Recalling the provocative docu-fictions of Abbas Kiarostami and Jia Zhangke, Our Beloved Month of August offers meta-textual manna for adventurous cinemagoers while remaining exhilaratingly true to its sunny, provincial roots. Read full review
90
Village VoiceJ. HobermanJul 18, 2017
Transparently a movie about a group of filmmakers who attempt to possess a particular location, Our Beloved Month relaxes into a meditation on the mysteries of place, personality, and process. Read full review
90
VarietyRob NelsonJul 18, 2017
A tantalizing mix of documentary, fiction and everything in between (including music video), Miguel Gomes’ 150-minute love song to rural Portugal, Our Beloved Month of August, scores viscerally as well as intellectually. Read full review
80
The GuardianPeter BradshawJul 18, 2017
Our ­Beloved Month Of August is a real one-off: ­eccentric and singular and ­cerebral: an arthouse event, yes, but also witty and emotionally engaged. I found myself thinking about it for days afterwards – and smiling a very great deal. Try it. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineGlenn Heath Jr.Jul 18, 2017
Gomes contemplates the many human dimensions wavering under the surface of this town, whether it’s the mythologies crowding a town’s gossip session or the tall tales flooding rants at a local bar. This is a collective voice of character rather than a dry document of reality. Read full review
60
Time OutDavid FearJul 18, 2017
Despite its creator’s puckish charm, the movie occasionally sputters and detours down dead ends. Still, the promise on display is impressive; consider the film a calling card from someone to keep a very close eye on. Read full review
60
The New York TimesMike HaleJul 18, 2017
The whole turns out to be less than the sum of its elegantly constructed and cleverly uncategorizable parts. Read full review
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