The Strange Case of Angelica
Cinema Guild | Release Date: December 29, 2010 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
75
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Time OutKeith UhlichDec 23, 2010
Its stunningly composed images showing how Isaac is himself something of a ghost-given to staring off into the distance, being condescended to by those around him, a man perpetually outside the times. What he needs is to take that one extra step toward his spectral siren; the scene in which he does so might be one of the most exhilarating visions of death's sweet embrace ever filmed. Read full review
90
Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasMar 10, 2011
This fresh, highly original film, inspired by Oliveira's substantially different, never-filmed 1952 script, has been made with the greatest of ease and simplicity and with drollery and wit, yet its underlying impact is profoundly spiritual. Read full review
88
Boston GlobeWesley MorrisFeb 10, 2011
"Angélica" feels most like the film that argues Oliveira is this close to the beyond without ever bothering to knock first at death's door. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleWalter AddiegoJan 6, 2011
A captivating mix of formality, ambiguity and offbeat humor. On the surface a simple fable, it's actually much more. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayJan 6, 2011
Too shaggy at times, with digressions into science and history that come out flat and awkward. But there's a sweet, unshakeable poetry in the main idea of the film. Read full review
70
Village VoiceNick PinkertonDec 30, 2010
de Oliveira's film is a musical of a sort, its quietude occasionally lifted by work songs or chorales. Read full review
70
The New York TimesA.O. ScottDec 29, 2010
The charm of The Strange Case of Angelica lies in the way it balances this mysticism with a thoroughly secular sense of the business of everyday life. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Kate TaylorMay 13, 2011
An uneven but intriguing piece of whimsy that veers from powerfully symbolic cinematography into self parody. Read full review
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