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75You are unlikely to see a movie about incest made as sensitively and tastefully as Womb. And although the characters speak English, the film is firmly anchored in European sensibilities, thanks to its Hungarian director, Benedek Fliegauf.
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60An incestuous payoff might be expected, given the casting of Green; she first attracted widespread attention in Bertolucci's "The Dreamers," as a young woman who is unusually close to her brother. But whatever happens, Womb is more melancholy than erotic.
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Mar 27, 201260Its quietly unsettling storytelling, precision visuals and almost mythical isolated setting all feel Hungarian to the core.
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58It's a fascinating film to think about, but far too cool to touch.
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50The glacial pace is only quickened for seconds at a time with evocative ideas and hints of satire.
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40If the 20-odd seconds of blank screen squatting pointlessly amid the opening credits aren't enough warning that you're in for some seriously sluggish storytelling, then the adoption of a snail as one of the central motifs should drive the point home.
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40Green was meant for quick-witted comedy. Unfortunately, she's becoming a mainstay of painfully sincere slogs.
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Mar 28, 201225Too abstract to suggest a coherent moral lesson, but too remote to foster a satisfying emotional connection, Womb feels barren, an attempt to do too much that ultimately does very little.
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I know this is not a film that everyone will like; the slow pacing and the fact it