The Lady and the Duke
Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: May 10, 2002 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
74
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Generally favorable reviews based on 28 Critic Reviews
Positive:
23
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
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50
The New YorkerAnthony Lane
The line between the dispassionate and the dull can be ominously faint, and when Rohmer kicks off his film with ten or fifteen minutes of solid anecdotal chat, you fear for the stamina of the audience. [13 May 2002, p. 96]
50
New York PostLou Lumenick
The Lady and the Duke, which drags on for over two hours, is an experiment in shooting a period film on a shoestring that turns out to be more interesting than actually entertaining. Read full review
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San Francisco ChronicleCarla Meyer
It's a fascinating concept, gorgeously rendered. Seeing the paint actually dry, however, would probably be more fun than most of this overly expository film. Read full review
50
SalonStephanie Zacharek
It's dull in a very tasteful way, with none of the reverberating tenderness and sometimes surly vigor that characterize Rohmer's best work, things like "Summer" and "The Aviator's Wife." Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
A bold (and lovely) experiment that will almost certainly bore most audiences into their own brightly colored dreams. Read full review
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