Persian Lessons
Cohen Media Group | Release Date: June 9, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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3
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75
ObserverRex ReedJun 20, 2023
Expertly mounted, beautifully acted and meticulously detailed, it’s another harrowing Holocaust drama in the line of endless films about World War II, notable primarily as a rare entry in the filmography of Vadim Perelman, the highly regarded director of House of Sand and Fog. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleJun 13, 2023
For Pérez Biscayart, it’s the sound equivalent of a masterful silent-film performance, and for Perelman, it’s the welcome return of an important filmmaker. Read full review
63
Washington PostMark JenkinsJun 12, 2023
Shot mostly in deeply shadowed interiors, the movie rarely makes effective use of its widescreen format. Indeed, it has a stagy quality and plays mostly as a series of theatrical exchanges between Gilles and Koch. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenJun 16, 2023
That it ultimately manages to work as effectively as it does is a credit to the firm, focused visual grip of director Perelman, best known for his Oscar-nominated 2003 drama, “House of Sand and Fog,” and, especially the impressively-rooted portrayals of the two leads. Read full review
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Original-CinLiam LaceyJun 14, 2023
Even with its decent performances and polished production values, Persian Lessons never clears the hurdle of its improbable premise, an idea that could serve as the setup for a bad-taste Mel Brooks’ sketch. Read full review
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The New York TimesBeatrice LoayzaJun 8, 2023
Less kooky and gratingly precious than “Jojo Rabbit” or “Life Is Beautiful,” the film nevertheless also taps history with a movie-magic wand. Read full review
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RogerEbert.comMarya E. GatesJun 9, 2023
Though millions of Jewish people were imprisoned and killed in concentration camps during this time, this misguided drama, written by Ilya Tsofin, isn’t interested in the truth of their stories. Instead, it’s a contrived triumph of the human spirit-style narrative where the Jewish character at the center is rendered a cipher for suffering while his Nazi tormentors are unconsciously humanized. Read full review
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