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  • Summary: The Thorn in the Heart is a personal look at the life of Gondry family matriarch, Michel's aunt Suzette Gondry, and her relationship with her son, Jean-Yves. Michel examines Suzette's years as a school teacher and her life in rural France. During the course of filming the documentary, Michel unearths new family stories and uses his camera to explore them in a subtle and sensitive way. (Oscilloscope Laboratories)… Expand

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  1. Positive: 3 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 12
  3. Negative: 1 out of 12
  1. New York Magazine
    Reviewed by: David Edelstein
    80
    This is an extraordinary film.
  2. New York Post
    Reviewed by: V.A. Musetto
    50
    The film is well-constructed, as one would expect from Gondry, but it offers little reason for anyone outside the family circle to care about dear old Tante Suzette.
  3. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Joe Neumaier
    20
    The connection they share is clear; the reason we're invited to sit in is foggy at best.

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