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  • 2018
  • Shadow Distribution
  • 1 h 30 m
  • 2018
  • Shadow Distribution
  • 1 h 30 m

Summary German businessman Carsten Neuer travels to Norway to finish the impossible translation of some Norwegian poems by Tarjei Vesaas into Chinese, a project of his late wife. He hires Niko, a down-on-his-luck tour guide, to drive him to the poet’s home and places of inspiration to stimulate his own translation. On the road, the ghost of Cars...

Directed By: Rob Tregenza

Written By: Kirk Kjeldsen, Rob Tregenza

  • 2018
  • Shadow Distribution
  • 1 h 30 m
  • 2018
  • Shadow Distribution
  • 1 h 30 m

Gavagai

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 7 Critic Reviews
91
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings
6.6
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Summary German businessman Carsten Neuer travels to Norway to finish the impossible translation of some Norwegian poems by Tarjei Vesaas into Chinese, a project of his late wife. He hires Niko, a down-on-his-luck tour guide, to drive him to the poet’s home and places of inspiration to stimulate his own translation. On the road, the ghost of Cars...

Directed By: Rob Tregenza

Written By: Kirk Kjeldsen, Rob Tregenza

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 7 Critic Reviews
91
86% Positive
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14% Mixed
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Universal Acclaim Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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86% Positive
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14% Mixed
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100
Nov 11, 2018
Meditative and dreamlike yet gem-sharp, director Rob Tregenza's fifth feature in 30 years is an elegantly told story that churns with emotion beneath its deceptive stillness.
By Sheri Linden FULL REVIEW
100
Aug 9, 2018
A story of implacable grief, unlikely companionship and stunning landscapes, Gavagai is as beautifully singular a movie as I’ve seen all year.
By Justin Chang FULL REVIEW

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80% Positive
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0% Mixed
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20% Negative
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100
Jul 31, 2018
Rob Tregenza's film is rooted in the communion as well as the sensorial challenges of savoring art.
By Chuck Bowen FULL REVIEW
100
Jul 30, 2018
Gavagai is an extraordinary and memorable film; its strong and clear emotional refinement arises from a rare force of imagination, a rare power of observation, a rare cinematic sense to fuse them, and a rare skill to realize them together.
By Richard Brody FULL REVIEW
85
Aug 1, 2018
Gavagai is a curiosity and nonetheless remarkable in its own way. Slow (very slow) paced, it’s a meditative, haunting and lyrical film that explores the many layers of love and grief.
By Simi Horwitz FULL REVIEW
80
Aug 1, 2018
Gavagai offers moments of sublimity unlike anything you’ll see in most contemporary movies. It also tests the patience. In that key respect, it’s much like life: You have to throw yourself into it to reap its rewards.
By Alan Scherstuhl FULL REVIEW
60
Aug 2, 2018
This is a high-minded and carefully composed film about, among other things, the inability of words in any language to satisfactorily communicate states of being. There are pleasures and intellectual provocations to be had here. But its attempted effects fall flat a little too often.
By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Gestell Motion Picture Company, Lichtbogen Filmproduktion, Properfilm
Release Date Aug 3, 2018
Duration 1 h 30 m
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Website http://www.lichtbogenfilm.com/
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