The Lesson
Film Movement | Release Date: March 4, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
68
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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88
Slant MagazineChuck BowenMar 1, 2015
The film ultimately understands poverty as a profound and often irreversible desolation of terra firma. Read full review
80
Village VoiceAaron HillisMar 5, 2015
It's a tough, gripping watch made emotionally rewarding through trenchant plotting and Gosheva's tight-lipped expressiveness. Read full review
80
VarietyJoe LeydonMar 2, 2015
The naturalistic style of the storytelling is stealthily enthralling, as is the lead performance by Margita Gosheva as a provincial Bulgarian schoolteacher who is slowly, inexorably driven to the edge by crushing debt. Read full review
75
New York PostFarran Smith NehmeMar 4, 2015
There’s a superficial resemblance to the Dardenne brothers’ “Two Days, One Night,” and like that film it has a strong lead; Gosheva’s Nade is prickly, and no suffering saint. Read full review
60
The New York TimesA.O. ScottMar 3, 2015
The plot undermines the film’s power. At the end you may be impressed at the skill on display, but you may also wish that you were more fully moved by the spectacle of a soul laid bare and transformed. Read full review
60
The DissolveNoel MurrayMar 2, 2015
While the plot relies too much on generalities, the film as a whole thrives on specifics. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubA.A. Dowd Mar 2, 2015
In exploring how an honest person might compromise her integrity in the face of insurmountable obstacles, The Lesson compromises its own sense of reality; the movie just keeps piling on the misfortune, pushing past believability into what feels like questionably intentional comedy. Read full review
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