Paths of the Soul
Icarus Films | Release Date: May 13, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
90
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0
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100
VarietyRichard KuipersMay 19, 2016
Filmed in simple documentary fashion and performed with immaculate conviction by a non-professional cast, the pic, helmed by Zhang Yang (“Shower,” “Getting Home”) is a stirring study in faith and spirituality that will inspire many viewers to think about big and small questions of life. Read full review
100
Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlMay 19, 2016
The film is restful and exhausting, inviting us into contemplation: of Tibet's epic-scale natural beauty, which has rarely been filmed with such you-are-there patience and intimacy, each new horizon these pilgrims reach a reward for their perseverance — and yours. Read full review
90
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleJun 9, 2016
The movie’s physicality is never pushed to suggest suffering. It’s like a constant meditation, something to absorb and exhale. Read full review
90
The Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungMay 19, 2016
Blurring the confines between documentary and fiction, it takes the empathetic viewer on an incredible journey that can be almost as painful to follow vicariously from a theater seat as it must have been on the pilgrims. Read full review
90
The New York TimesGlenn KennyMay 12, 2016
The movie so upends the traditions of documentary and narrative filmmaking that “dramatizes” may be inaccurate — the filmmakers followed the real pilgrims for a full year, after all. But the movie is so well made and engaging that such distinctions will make little difference to the viewer. Read full review
80
Screen DailyAllan HunterMay 19, 2016
The film develops into a stirring salute to their deep-rooted spiritual devotion and quiet determination. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineNick PriggeMay 9, 2016
Zhang Yang achieves an astonishing immediacy by simply allowing the prostration process to play out over and over with minimal aesthetic interference. Read full review
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