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  1. SheilaM
    May 10, 2008
    10
    A poignant, compelling, hopeful film about a dark subject, The writer has done a fine job with a difficult toadapt book. I found the film beautifullly written, filmeMd and acted.
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  2. DaveM
    May 7, 2008
    10
    Heavy movie to watch, but even the small characters were perfect. A must see.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 19 Critics

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  1. Fugitive Pieces has a sharp, devastating story to tell.
  2. Reviewed by: Robert Koehler
    50
    The cool hand of Canadian writer-director Jeremy Podeswa proves a disappointing match for Fugitive Pieces, a generally dull and unmemorable adaptation of Anne Michaels' extraordinary prose-poetry novel.
  3. Reviewed by: Ella Taylor
    50
    Fugitive Pieces is a cerebral excavation into history, written in lush cadences meant to be read or recited. It may be unfilmable, and in pursuit of sensitivity, Canadian writer-director Jeremy Podeswa hollows out the novel's urgency in favor of a vaguely spiritual morbidity.