Story of My Death
| Release Date: November 20, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
80
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Village VoiceCalum MarshNov 20, 2014
Story of My Death is a singular work, and its originality is apparent in every frame. Read full review
100
Slant MagazineJesse CataldoNov 20, 2014
True to its title, the film approaches death as both narrative endpoint and formal focus, its initial vivacious mischief giving way to a Manichean fable about the waning of the light. Read full review
90
The New YorkerRichard BrodyNov 20, 2014
Serra creates rigid, highly pressurized images on the verge of shattering with the force of mystery and desire. Read full review
83
IndieWireEric KohnNov 20, 2014
Serra's typically cerebral direction has a more vibrant quality due to the clarity of his images, though certain drawn-out sequences have an alienating effect on the drama. Still, Story of My Death manages to connect its profound aims with a devious atmosphere to match the turn of the century backdrop. Read full review
70
The New York TimesNicolas RapoldNov 20, 2014
Mr. Serra has said his film portrays the eclipse of Enlightenment rationality by the violent forces of Romanticism. It’s a tidy overarching conceit, but the film’s lived-in feel does make for one vivid way of imagining shifts in thought. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterNeil YoungNov 20, 2014
A picture whose tone wanders between arid academic exercise and something close to parody of the more pretentious trends in current auteur cinema. Read full review
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