Syndromes and a Century
Strand Releasing | Release Date: April 18, 2007 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
71
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Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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83
The A.V. ClubNoel Murray
These moments, enjoyable and arcane, may not add up to a masterpiece. But they're uniquely Weerasethakul's. Read full review
80
SalonStephanie Zacharek
As human beings, we're geared to desire an actual plot in our movies, and I regret to inform you that nothing really happens in Syndromes and a Century -- and yet the experience of the movie is all about the NOT happening. Read full review
75
New York PostV.A. Musetto
Strictly for art-house types, particularly those familiar with the director, who makes no concessions to mainstream audiences. You have to abandon any preconceived notions about movies and allow your mind to be seduced by the mystifying, occasionally humorous world of a one-of-a-kind filmmaker. You might even find yourself becoming a fan. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeFore
An artful experiment that's imposingly cryptic but comes from a respected filmmaker, it should appeal to its art house niche. Read full review
70
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
Syndromes and a Century, like its curious title, has the logic of a dream, a piece of music or perhaps a John Ashbery poem. Its coherence is evident; it is too lovely and lucid to be frustrating or dull. But it takes place just on the other side of conscious apprehension. Read full review
60
VarietyLeslie Felperin
By the end, nothing much has happened, but all the same, picture casts a witchy kind of spell with its deep-breath pacing and undertow of unspecified malaise. Read full review
60
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
Syndromes and a Century, which was commissioned by the New Crowned Hope festival to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth, is a movie of long serene takes and gentle absurdities. Read full review
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