The Waldheim Waltz
Menemsha Films | Release Date: October 19, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
82
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Universal acclaim based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0
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90
VarietyJay WeissbergOct 18, 2018
Thanks to her smart narration — clear, impassioned but never polemical — and the astute way she allows exceptional footage to play out to its full extent, The Waldheim Waltz has a sense of urgency made more pressing given political developments not just in Austria but Poland and Hungary as well. Read full review
88
Slant MagazinePat BrownOct 18, 2018
Despite Beckermann’s contemplative, even-tempered tone, The Waldheim Waltz gradually builds outrage at the subterranean persistence of fascism in postwar politics. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranNov 15, 2018
How this all played out in terms of the Austrian election will surprise no one, but seeing how much the situation came to prefigure the contemporary house of mirrors in Europe as well as America still comes as something of a shock. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterStephen DaltonOct 18, 2018
For all its narrow focus, this is a pleasingly personal breakdown of a fascinating episode in recent European history, tightly composed and crisply edited, with an appealing undertow of dry humor and some cautionary lessons for modern voters. Read full review
80
The New York TimesBilge EbiriOct 18, 2018
Beckermann wants not so much to contextualize as to invoke — with the hope, perhaps, that placing us in the middle of this debate will create its own context. Read full review
80
The New YorkerRichard BrodyOct 18, 2018
The movie is constructed entirely of a remarkable array of archival footage, including Beckermann’s recordings, that spotlights unresolved national traumas and unabated anti-Semitism. Read full review
80
Screen DailyJonathan RomneyOct 18, 2018
While the film recounts events three decades ago, it couldn’t be more relevant today. Read full review
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