The Etruscan Smile

Name: The Etruscan Smile
Genre: Drama
Released: November 1, 2019
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 54
Cast: Brian Cox, Christina July Kim, Jeanne Young, JJ Feild, Josh Stamberg

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Constantin Film | Release Date: November 1, 2019 | R

Starring: Brian Cox, Christina July Kim, Jeanne Young, JJ Feild, Josh Stamberg, Juliana Long Tyson, Peter Coyote, Ramsey Hanchette, Roger Groh, Rosanna Arquette, Thora Birch, Tim Matheson, Treat Williams, Vanessa Ross

Summary: Rory MacNeil, a rugged old Scotsman, reluctantly leaves his beloved isolated Hebridean island and travels to San Francisco to seek medical treatment. Moving in with his estranged son, Rory sees his life transformed through a newly found bond with his baby grandson.

Director: Mihal Brezis and Oded Binnun

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: R

Runtime: 107 min

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Rex Reed

Nov 2, 2019

Sensitively directed by the Israeli duo Mihal Brezis and Oded Binnun, The Etruscan Smile is a perfect example of what can happen when a great, versatile and powerful actor raises familiar material above and beyond the level of mediocrity. Read full review

Peter Debruge

Apr 4, 2020

Brian Cox rages robustly and arrestingly against the dying of the light in The Etruscan Smile, an unabashedly formulaic yet undeniably affecting coming-to-terms drama that may cause as much discomfort as delight for those who recognize bits and pieces of their own fathers (or themselves) in the cantankerous character Cox portrays so persuasively. Read full review

The Observer (UK) Simran Hans

Jun 3, 2019

Indeed, I’d have happily watched Cox flirt with Rosanna Arquette’s museum curator for 90 minutes; her game attempts to parrot his Gaelic and a tentative kiss while gardening, knee-deep in soil, are strangely charming. Read full review

Phil de Semlyen

Oct 31, 2019

The predictable fish-out-of-water comedy gradually gives way to something deeper, as conflicting world views are exchanged, homespun wisdom dispensed and minds broadened. Read full review

IndieWire Eric Kohn

Apr 9, 2020

If nothing else, the movie makes a strong case for Cox’s astounding resilience, an ability to take even the most routine gig and deepen its potential. It helps that The Etruscan Smile sputters along more than it belly-flops, and stabilizes by the poignant finale. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Oct 31, 2019

While Cox's typically sterling performance is not quite enough to rescue The Etruscan Smile from succumbing to bathos, it goes a long way toward making the film palatable. Read full review

The Guardian Mike McCahill

Jun 6, 2019

Its arcs and beats are as careworn as your grandfather’s armchair. Read full review

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DawdlingPoet

Jan 4, 2022

I really enjoyed this film, as a Scot watching the older dad/grandad not mincing his words (as it were) in America. Its about a serious subject, seeking treatment for cancer but the film is mostly quite light hearted and amusing. I enjoyed the various interactions he had with American localsI really enjoyed this film, as a Scot watching the older dad/grandad not mincing his words (as it were) in America. Its about a serious subject, seeking treatment for cancer but the film is mostly quite light hearted and amusing. I enjoyed the various interactions he had with American locals and how they responded/reacted to him. It was also funny seeing how his relatives reacted to his inability to speak his mind at times!. I liked the depictions of rural Hebridean Scotland and the film itself was quite amusing and a very enjoyable watch overall. Its a somewhat poignant and thought provoking film, perhaps even a feel good film in a sense which I really enjoyed and so I'd happily recommend it, yes.… Expand

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