Piccadilly [re-release]
Sono Art-World Wide Pictures | Release Date: January 23, 2004 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
89
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Wong has acquired a loyal cult following over the years, and Dupont's exquisitely filmed episodes show why. Read full review
90
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
Wong is sensationally expressive and projects a modern, coolly appraising sexuality. Visually eloquent and often dazzling, the movie is no less terrific. Piccadilly is both evidence of silent cinema at its rudely aborted peak and Wong's frustrated potential to have been among its greatest stars. Read full review
90
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
This remarkable British silent (1929) is special in many ways. Read full review
88
Boston GlobeJanice Page
As casually insensitive and careless as you might expect from a film of this era, but it's also surprisingly crafty about finding ways to incite discussion Read full review
88
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
German emigre Dupont directs all this with the style, flair and tension he brought to his 1925 Emil Jannings classic, "Variety." But it is Wong, shimmering with charisma, who gives Piccadilly its unforgettable center. Read full review
75
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
I found it a surprisingly elegant entertainment: fast-paced, cogently written (by noted English author Arnold Bennett), well-cast (including a bit by a young Charles Laughton) and stylishly photographed on a gallery of stunning deco sets. Read full review
63
Miami HeraldMarta Barber
Film students should be thankful that companies such as Milestone Film & Video have taken up the distribution and restoration of important silent films, and that universities and museums have decided to screen these obscure classics. Read full review
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