The Deserted Station
First Run Features | Release Date: December 3, 2004 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
75
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Intimate and engaging. Read full review
88
New York PostV.A. Musetto
The sweet script, crisp direction and a delightful performance by Leila Hatami, as the sad-eyed wife, should put Deserted Station on your must-see list. Read full review
80
VarietyRonnie Scheib
Compelling underlying oddness may be enough to distinguish Deserted Station from similarly excellent humanistic Iranian fare. Read full review
80
The A.V. ClubTasha Robinson
Deserted Station plays out like a dream, but Raisian moves comfortably between fantasy and nightmare, real and surreal. Read full review
80
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
It never fails to come as a shock to find how profoundly moving it all is when these gentle films draw to their graceful conclusions. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleJonathan Curiel
For filmgoers who like dramas that are spare yet evocative, that focus on the subtleties of relationships, and that feature foreign settings completely off the beaten path, Deserted Station will be a masterpiece. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Slow going, but I mean it as no insult when I say that it bored me, in the end, to tears. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterRichard James Havis
Both intensely thoughtful and wonderful to look at. Read full review
70
Village VoiceLeslie Camhi
Hardcore Kiarostami devotees may miss the master's harsher clarity, but Hatami, best known for her starring role in Dariush Mehrjui's "Leila," makes her character's inner transformation both subtle and palpable. Read full review
70
The New York TimesStephen Holden
If repetition has stripped Iran's post-revolutionary cinema of some of its modish luster, The Deserted Station is still a valuable addition to a literature whose characteristics are now internationally well-established. Read full review
63
New York Daily NewsRobert Dominguez
Gentle and understated (if somewhat creepy). Read full review
60
Chicago ReaderFred Camper
The film's relaxed pace, unassuming tone, and respect for its characters all recall the films of Abbas Kiarostami, who provided the story idea, but director Ali Reza Raisian adds a slightly more dramatic and emotional edge. Read full review
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