The Pearl Button
Kino Lorber | Release Date: October 23, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
80
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Generally favorable reviews based on 18 Critic Reviews
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15
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3
Negative:
0
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60
EmpireDavid ParkinsonMar 14, 2016
Despite the striking photography, this fascinating denunciation of 150 years of persecution and oppression lacks Guzmán's customary trenchancy and restraint. Read full review
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VarietyJay WeissbergSep 30, 2015
What “Nostalgia for the Light” did for the desert, The Pearl Button is meant to do for water, but the deft melding of past and present that characterized Patricio Guzman’s earlier film becomes muddied here by the Natural Science 101 voiceover and an unsatisfying bridge between two rather disparate subjects. Read full review
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Washington PostAlan ZilbermanNov 19, 2015
The Pearl Button may not answer all the questions it raises, yet it is an absorbing experience — at least for anyone with a taste for beauty over insight. Read full review
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