| 100 |
Entertainment Weekly
Rohmer treasures the undervalued glories of discourse and the intimacy of conversation over the obviousness of action or sexual display.
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| 100 |
San Francisco Chronicle
They talk and talk, and somehow it's delightful.
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| 100 |
Chicago Tribune
A film which should gratify any audience starved for intelligent dialogue, realistic portrayals of romance and lovely, non-cliched open-air photography.
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| 100 |
Boston Globe
Few, if any, films this year will approach, let alone equal, Autumn Tale in its subtle sparkle.
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| 100 |
Chicago Sun-Times
Rohmer elegantly seduces us with people who have all of the alarming unpredictability of life.
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| 91 |
Portland Oregonian
The acting is so persuasive as to be transparent.
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| 90 |
Washington Post
A movie that dares you to slow down and enjoy the subtleties of life.
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| 90 |
Los Angeles Times
Droll and delicious.
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| 88 |
Philadelphia Inquirer
With deft and subtle performances and an uncomplicated but savvy script, Autumn Tale gets to the inner lives of its characters.
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| 80 |
Village Voice
If the carefully planted romantic intrigue is serenely slow to ripen, the process is never less than intriguing.
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| 80 |
Film.com
Rohmer's trademark dialogue...is as poetic in its plainness as ever.
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| 80 |
Newsweek
Will be remembered as a vintage Rohmer harvest.
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| 80 |
The New York Times
As sublimely warming an experience as the autumn sun that shines benevolently on the vineyard owned by the film's central character.
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| 80 |
Film.com
Typically low-key and lovely.
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| 78 |
Mr. Showbiz
The summer's best cinematic equivalent to a lazy afternoon in the shade with a cool drink.
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| 75 |
Baltimore Sun
It's the talk...and the extraordinarily expressive faces of those who do the talking, that accounts for its engrossing, enchanting powers.
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| 75 |
Miami Herald
Phoebe Flowers
Somewhat lumbering but ultimately rewarding plot.
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| 75 |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
An almost documentary reality and voyeuristic appeal.
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| 75 |
New York Daily News
One of Rohmer's more engaging slices of life. The acting is impeccable.
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| 70 |
Dallas Observer
Exceptionally smart and charming.
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| 70 |
Chicago Reader
The last and best of his "Tales of the Four Seasons."
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| 70 |
Variety
Lisa Nesselson
A typically deftly layered meditation on men, women, friendship and the prospect of romance.
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| 67 |
Austin Chronicle
A quietly interesting but unusually perceptive story about love and relationships.
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| 63 |
New York Post
Rod Dreher
Somnolent, draggy but occasionally warm-hearted.
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| 60 |
TV Guide
Sandra Contreras
(Rohmer's) simple script and methods capture a sense of place and character that eludes far more conspicuously stylish directors.
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| 60 |
Film.com
Remind(s) us of the power of good old-fashioned character-driven movies.
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