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60 out of 100

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9.1 out of 10

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    80
    A beautiful period piece, set against one of the world's glorious cities, adding poignancy. Twists and turns heighten a gradually accruing effect, building to a risky moment of truth, a coup de théâtre that is as daring as it is satisfying.
  2. Time
    Reviewed by: Richard Schickel
    80
    The film is high romance, rather like those American movies of the 1940s -- people snatching at happiness in a world aflame. We don't make them anymore -- stupid us --but we ought to be glad someone does.
  3. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Eric Campos
    60
    This is a truly strange love story that definitely grew on me as it ran its course, or perhaps it was just that infectious song sinking its hooks into me.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. GeorgeG.
    10
    An exquisite homage to Casablanca, Shoot the Piano Player, Jules et Jim, and Schindler's List, this film transcends them all and enacts a separate peace (and vengeance) of its own.… Expand
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