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Glamour

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Glamour reviews
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9.6 User Score:

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Based on 5 critic reviews
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Drama

Written by: Frigyes Gödrös

Directed by: Frigyes Gödrös

Release Date:
Theatrical: January 26, 2001

Running Time: 114 minutes, Color

Origin: Hungary

Language(s): Hungarian (with English subtitles)

Summary

RATING: Not rated

Starring Károly Eperjes, Eszter Ónodi, and György Barkó

The chronicle of a Hungarian Jewish family during the tumultuous first half of the 20th century.

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

90

Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas

An elegant, poetic fable of endurance.

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80

LA Weekly David Chute

Most of the movie is observant and level-headed, a tip of the hat to ordinary schlubs entangled in vast events, people who would otherwise be background victims in a conventional historical drama.

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68

Mr. Showbiz Kevin Maynard

As a snapshot of Hungarian history, Glamour's watchability trumps that of "Sunshine" — the droll absurdity of the former leaves a much deeper impression than the latter's bruising moralism.

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40

Chicago Reader Lisa Alspector

Time and space are condensed by means both elegant and crafty, and rarely are any of the characters made to be more--or less--than allegorical.

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20

The Onion (A.V. Club) Scott Tobias

Major characters drop in and out of sight, WWII begins and ends without much fanfare, and full decades pass in the space of a few cuts.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 9.6 (out of 10) based on 3 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Wilfried B. gave it a 9:
A really wonderful movie about a hard time in Europe during nazi-terror. in Hungary during WWII. The colors underline the story of courage und chupze to help displaced persons.

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