Rocks in My Pockets
Zeitgeist Films | Release Date: September 3, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
78
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Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
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0
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100
VarietyAlissa SimonSep 3, 2014
Boasting a narrative of extraordinary complexity and density, stuffed with irony, humor and tales-within-tales, the imaginative animated memoir Rocks in My Pockets merges a mini-history of 20th-century Latvia with that of helmer Signe Baumane and her forebears. Read full review
90
The New York TimesNicolas RapoldSep 3, 2014
The bravery of Ms. Baumane’s own coping methods (which some may disagree with) brings her tough-minded film to a cleareyed, forward-looking conclusion that doesn’t lose sight of her demons. Read full review
88
Boston GlobePeter KeoughSep 25, 2014
Signe Baumane opens her sardonically hilarious, sneakily moving, autobiographical animated feature, Rocks in My Pocket, with what looks like a darker version of one of those chipper psycho-pharmaceutical ads. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijSep 3, 2014
The director clearly takes depression and suicidal urges and the possibility they may be hereditary very seriously but that doesn’t mean that the film isn’t often very witty. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisNov 20, 2014
This is a brave film, a unique way of exploring a taboo topic. The animation works on many levels, but at the end of the day, it’s about how art helps Signe overcome her madness. That’s a heartfelt message — and here it feels genuine. Read full review
75
Washington PostStephanie MerryOct 23, 2014
There are slow bits, as Baumane delves into stories that are less interesting than others. But overall, her family history is rife with complex characters, and she brings them all to life in a loving, if scrutinizing, way. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineNick McCarthySep 4, 2014
This inventive animated feature about depression and familial roots suggests NPR's "The Moth" storytelling series by way of Persepolis, mixing mesmerizing memoir monologue with whimsical animation. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesCharles SolomonSep 11, 2014
Rocks in My Pockets is not an easy film to watch... But it serves as a striking reminder of the individuals who suffer similar pains in silence, and of the special power of animation to make the unseen visible. Read full review
70
Village VoiceNick SchagerSep 3, 2014
With an insightfulness born from firsthand experience, Rocks in My Pockets posits depression, anxiety, and schizophrenia as conditions that, though potentially lethal, remain manageable, if only through persistent battle. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comChristy LemireSep 4, 2014
Depression is such a personal, intangible, mystifying phenomenon. Signe Baumane tries to make sense of it in unexpected fashion — through colorful animation and dark humor — with Rocks in My Pockets. Read full review
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