The Wedding Song
Strand Releasing | Release Date: October 23, 2009 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
65
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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80
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
Exquisite yet harrowing. Read full review
75
New York PostV.A. Musetto
The performances by neophite actresses Olympe Borval and Lizzie Brochere make the film special. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Has a sensuous, intimate filmmaking style that overrides The Wedding Song's more precariously loaded plot parallels. Read full review
75
Christian Science MonitorPeter Rainer
A lumpy admixture of politics and carnality, but when it all comes together, it has a lingering force. Read full review
70
The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis
A seductively fluid and tactile drama from the writer and director Karin Albou, explores love and identity through the prism of the female body and the rights of its owner. Read full review
70
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
The movie's distinction, however, lies in two lovely performances, and in the passion and pain of parallel lives--both girls suffering at the hands of men, both struggling to understand the brutality of the world they must share. Read full review
60
Time OutStephen Garrett
Albou’s film conjures an irresistibly evocative atmosphere of stifling limitations, as well as a frank view of the female body that vacillates between carnal, sacrificial and beatific. Its caustic beauty is hard to shake. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
It takes more than just the ominous tread of Nazi boots to infuse gravitas into this well-intentioned but dreary look at the female mind and body during wartime. Read full review
50
Village VoiceElla Taylor
Though lovely to look at, The Wedding Song is a little overwhelmed by its relentlessly hyper-poetic imagery. Read full review
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