Son frère
Strand Releasing | Release Date: April 2, 2004 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
78
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Beneath its surface of chronic suffering and hospital details, Chereau's best drama etches a humane, sensitive, and richly moving portrait of fraternal love struggling to mitigate human frailty. Read full review
90
The New York TimesDana Stevens
Stringent, clinical and almost unbearably moving. Read full review
90
The New RepublicStanley Kauffmann
Son Frère is a real achievement, delicate, perceptive, somewhat muted but nonetheless strong. Read full review
80
Village VoiceDennis Lim
Chéreau's film is an unsentimental, almost uninflected, account of a preparation for death, told with a painful clarity that eventually bleeds into compassion. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Son Frère is hushed, clinical, grimly paced, and moving. Read full review
70
VarietyEddie Cockrell
Todeschini has the most physically demanding role, with a gaunt face and ravaged body that utterly convinces of the brutality of the ailment. Read full review
70
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Chereau boldly risks alienating his audience by presenting serious illness and all its attendant indignities with an unflinching clarity that's becoming a hallmark of his work. Read full review
63
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Chéreau keenly understands both his characters and their unwanted world, from the dehumanization that occurs the moment one enters a hospital to the hope and fear that take over when one leaves. Read full review
63
New York PostLou Lumenick
Gives a harrowingly accurate portrait of the indignities sometimes suffered by hospitalized patients - and the sacrifices their families make. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterMichael Rechtshaffen
While its two credible leads are certainly up to the challenge, there's a relentless claustrophobia that prevents the film from taking on a fully dimensional life of its own. Read full review
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