Trenque Lauquen Parte I
The Cinema Guild | Release Date: April 21, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
94
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Universal acclaim based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0
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100
The Irish TimesTara BradyDec 8, 2023
There are similarities with the mumblecore science fiction of Shane Carruth’s Upstream Colour and The Endless, but Trenque Lauquen daringly stakes out its own spooky terrain. Read full review
100
Little White LiesDavid JenkinsDec 5, 2023
With the verve of a master classical storyteller, Citarella stages the unfolding of this eccentric mystery while processing the dizzying flow of information with a grace and precision that will have you hanging on every frame. Read full review
100
The New York TimesDevika GirishApr 21, 2023
The pleasure lies in the telling — the invention of fictions, the performance of emotions — rather than in the details of plot. Once you lose yourself in the thickets of “Trenque Lauquen,” you won’t want to be found. Read full review
88
Slant MagazineJake ColeApr 21, 2023
Throughout the film, Laura Citarella emphasizes the liberating quality of following the rabbit hole as deep as it goes. Read full review
83
The Film StageZhuo-Ning SuApr 21, 2023
Long movies are not necessarily good or even ambitious; Trenque Lauquen is both. Notwithstanding a few minutes that could be shed here and there, everything from its sweet, intriguing Part I, the strategically placed and electrifying title sequence, and deliciously ominous Part II feel purposeful, organic. Read full review
80
CineVueChristopher MachellDec 11, 2023
Argentinian director Laura Citarella’s Trenque Lauquen is an enigmatic, semi-absurdist puzzle that defies the allure of narrative solution in favour of the liberation of loose ends. Read full review
80
Screen DailyJonathan HollandApr 21, 2023
Lengthy it may be, but this is light-of-touch fare, provocative and satisfyingly enigmatic, and though it feels like a four-hour MacGuffin, it remains an accomplished, literary and self-referential exercise in narrative deferral. Read full review
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