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- 2003
- R
- IFC Films
- 1 h 35 m
- 2003
- R
- IFC Films
- 1 h 35 m
Summary A poignant, sharp, insightful look at clashing cultures, modern maternity and the mystery of fate. (IFC Films)
- 2003
- R
- IFC Films
- 1 h 35 m
- 2003
- R
- IFC Films
- 1 h 35 m
Casa de los babys
55
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Summary A poignant, sharp, insightful look at clashing cultures, modern maternity and the mystery of fate. (IFC Films)
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 32 Critic Reviews
55
44% Positive
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
47% Mixed
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
9% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 32 Critic Reviews
55
44% Positive
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
47% Mixed
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
9% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
John Sayles's heartrending new film is a many-splendoured thing.
Sayles accomplishes another of his coups here. Eschewing all sentiment, avoiding all pathos, keeping his film and most of the women hard as nails, he manages to tell a compelling story.
Asks questions worth pondering. I only wished the writer-director-editor answered more of them.
It's a bit more than the film can handle without leaving loose ends dangling, and though it's never preachy, Sayles' political message-sending sometimes comes across too clearly for its own good. He makes valid points, though, particularly when he lets his storytelling do the work for him.
What Sayles gives us is a jumble of ideas and stunning performances that never coalesce into a satisfying movie.
It's too big an ensemble to provide enough back story for each player. But Sayles doesn't give his characters easily digestible labels, like "kook" or "pathetic loser."
An entirely schematic treatise on maternity and conflicting cultures. A subject perhaps far more suited to documentary treatment, this numbingly earnest effort will be a laborious delivery for IFC.
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Production Company
IFC Films,
Springall Pictures,
Anarchist's Convention Films,
Blue Magic Pictures
Release Date Sep 19, 2003
Duration 1 h 35 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline Six Women. One Dream.
Awards
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
• 1 Nomination
Venice Film Festival
• 1 Nomination