House of Sand
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Metascore
70 out of 100

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8.4 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 9 Ratings

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  • Summary: Áurea's saga starts in 1910, when, in pursuing a dream she never shared, she arrives in a caravan at a labyrinth of sand in Maranhão, northern Brazil. Her husband, Vasco, believes this land to be prosperous and she is condemned to a life in this barren place, her only female company being heher mother, Dona Maria. Pregnant and dissatisfied with her destiny, she tries everything to find a way out. (Sony Pictures Classics)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: Sean Axmaker
    91
    The story plays out in the sensuous textures and hypnotic rhythms as the rebellious youth Torres embodies eases into a serenity and acceptance that Montenegro brings so gently to her performance.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Carina Chocano
    80
    As original as it is lovely.
  3. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Michael Ferraro
    80
    Full of looming symbolism, House of Sand is a brilliant tale following a family that brings a group of settlers into the middle of the desert to start a new life.
  4. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Owen Gleiberman
    58
    The House of Sand's director, Andrucha Waddington, lays on the Awesome Visual Poetry and throws in a welter of story gimmicks, but it's all a bit too fancifully arid.

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  1. TaniaK.
    10
    This movie is brilliant, but I think you have to be in a particular frame of mind to see that it's more than beautiful cinematography, more than the brilliant performances, and more than the understated emotions flowing throught the movie. To me, it's about finding out that no matter where you go to start over, whether it's a physical place or a mental place, your contentment and peace of heart is inside of you and not determined by external forces.… Expand
  2. Welington
    8
    Good movie. Wonderfully acted and beautiful cinematography with something to say.
  3. JohnA.
    8
    Excellent cinematography and acting. A moving story.
  4. Shirlee
    8
    A gorgeous movie in every sense.

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