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52 out of 100

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7.6 out of 10

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  • Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Omar Metwally
  • Summary: 28-year-old Kansas University doctoral student Omar Razaghi, has won a grant to write a biography of Latin American writer Jules Gund. Omar must get through to three people who were close to Gund - his brother, widow, and younger mistress - so he can get authorization to write the biography. (Screen Media Films)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. New York Observer
    Reviewed by: Rex Reed
    88
    Every complex member of the writer's legacy has an agenda, with varying gains and losses, and the power of the film rests in the way it captures so many tangled lives as they cross and intersect at curious angles. The camera is literal, so the film sometimes fails to escape its roots of literary inspiration. This did not bother me. How many times do you get the chance to curl up with a good movie?
  2. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Nick Pinkerton
    60
    Best is Linney, conquering scenes as the acrid and touching Caroline, her regal bitterness a shield against nostalgia, dressed Park Avenue posh to drink alone.
  3. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Lisa Schwarzbaum
    58
    Lovely to look at -- and languid to the point of stultifying torpor, as interesting characters make speeches to one another about life, love, and literature.

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  1. Levethian
    8
    A charming film. Beautiful contrasting character portraits are drawn out with good performances and elegant dialogue. It would have been easy to over-dramatise, but the unfolding events are skilfully under-played, letting the tension speak for itself rather than exclaimed with trite confrontations. Of arguably little consequence, but the entire film rings true.… Expand
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