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  1. TimD-L
    Apr 27, 2005
    8
    A lovely character-driven ensemble piece that generates atmosphere and a sense of place as the story moves steadily along. Not for those seeking a Hollywood-style action movie.
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  1. Reviewed by: David Stratton
    80
    A gentle, sad and at times funny film in the best French tradition of high-quality cinema.
  2. The film was adapted from a 1993 novel by Robert Bober, who drew on his own childhood experiences, and as it unwinds, one begins to appreciate Deville's desire to see things work out well for these people.
  3. 80
    French director Michel Deville has managed to preserve the work's great virtues--the intimacy, discretion, grace, and humor with which it speaks of both irredeemable disaster and the taste for life that survives it.