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Jane Sumner, Dallas Morning News: A vivid slice of life -- and love -- during the 1944 Allied bombardment of Berlin. Read more
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: A reminder that truth never ceases to be stranger than fiction. Read more
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: This is more than a same-sex success, it's a most affecting, most sensual on-screen love affair, period. Read more
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: Farberbock's engrossing debut conveys the devotion between Aimee (Juliane Kohler) and Felice Schragenheim (Maria Schrader). Read more
Ella Taylor, L.A. Weekly: A sophisticated and beautiful feature debut from German television director Max Farberbock. Read more
Dave Kehr, New York Times: There is surprisingly little emotional amplitude. Read more
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Schrader plays Felice with a kind of doomed and reckless bravery. Read more
Charles Taylor, Salon.com: The film ... isn't up to the complexities the story raises, but it's a consistently engrossing piece of work. Read more
Carla Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle: A lustrously shot, well-acted and immensely moving romantic drama. Read more
Leslie Camhi, Village Voice: Farberbock's adaptation relies on the hefty talents of its two leading ladies. Read more