Spring Blossom
Kimstim Films | Release Date: May 21, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
68
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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90
Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshMay 20, 2021
Lindon’s youth is remarkable, because her point of view on the experience of the teenage girl is so immediate. But such a confident and self-assured debut would be remarkable for a filmmaker of any age, as “Spring Blossom” is a finely wrought, sensitively felt and artistically bold work. Read full review
80
Screen DailyWendy IdeMay 19, 2021
Lindon creates a portrait of first love which is fresh, honest and engaging. Read full review
75
The Film StageChristopher SchobertMay 19, 2021
It takes great maturity and confidence to make a film about the emergence of a young woman’s sexuality that also dares to ask complex, provocative questions while understanding there are no simple answers. Suzanne Lindon is such a filmmaker, and her brisk, entertaining debut Spring Blossom is such a film. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineJake ColeMay 18, 2021
Throughout her directorial debut, Suzanne Lindon paints a concise and truthful portrait of her protagonist’s feelings of estrangement. Read full review
70
Film ThreatAlex SavelievMay 21, 2021
Few seasoned filmmakers can boast the lightness of touch, the comedic timing, and proficiency with an ensemble cast that the 21-year-old Lindon so nonchalantly possesses. The film would’ve been a treat if it were made by an established auteur; the fact that a complete newcomer concocted the entire thing makes it even more impressive. Read full review
70
The New York TimesBeatrice LoayzaMay 20, 2021
Lindon stages an intentional anticlimax that feels confusingly abrupt and unconvincing. Yet her point is well taken: that the desires of young people are as fickle and ephemeral as flowers in full bloom. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerMay 19, 2021
The fact that Lindon doesn’t judge the situation as much as she simply shows it is a sign of her intelligence as a promising young filmmaker — one who has both dared to expose herself onscreen and then dared to let the audience judge for themselves. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubLeila LatifMay 19, 2021
In creating material so close to her lived experience, Lindon is able to avoid the common clichés of teenage stories. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreMay 23, 2021
Lindon takes these various licenses she gives herself and her movie to conjure up something thoughtful, tender and coming-of-age insightful in Spring Blossom. Read full review
60
The GuardianSteve RoseMay 19, 2021
Where some might praise an Eric Rohmer-style lightness of touch, others might see a certain slightness. And at barely 70 minutes, this is a fleeting affair in every sense. Perhaps that’s the point. Read full review
60
The TelegraphTim RobeyMay 19, 2021
As a gently exploratory portrait of adolescence, Spring Blossom is tender, amiable and sweetly played, but it doesn’t risk (or say) all that much. Read full review
60
Time OutHuw OliverApr 26, 2021
At only 72 minutes, Spring Blossom whizzes by and ends a little abruptly. Some may go away unsatisfied, but others will see in Lindon an impressive young talent to be reckoned with. Read full review
58
IndieWireKate ErblandMay 19, 2021
When Lindon isn’t at the mercy of her but-I’m-a-teenager ruse, Spring Blossom and its filmmaker get a chance to show off some real creative sparks, including a trio of musical numbers that offer cinematic style and emotional flair. Read full review
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