Attenberg 2010

A.O. Scott, New York Times: "Attenberg" is a three-layered love story, anatomizing the mysterious emotions of grief, friendship and erotic attraction. Read more

Eric Hynes, Time Out: Tsangari distinguishes herself from her predecessor's freak-show formalism with an underlying humanism and freewheeling playfulness. Read more

Scott Tobias, AV Club: The drama, at its core, is simple and conventional, but it has the aura of science fiction. Read more

Duane Byrge, Hollywood Reporter: Attenberg is distinguished aesthetically by cinematographer Thimios Bakatakis eye for both the beauty of coastal Greece and the hideousness of its mineral factories, conveying, like the film itself, the life-giving and life-taking moments in our lifetimes Read more

Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times: Using occasional song-and-dance numbers with a melancholy Godardian kick, [Tsangari] creates a world that's off-center and alive with loneliness. Read more

Anthony Lane, New Yorker: In that isolation, and in the marooned hopelessness of the protagonists, there is a hint that normal life may have become too much to cope with, and that its rules of engagement need to be learned afresh. Read more

Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle: Tsangari's art-house minimalism, which never lets us forget we're watching a movie, still permits a surprising degree of tender emotion. Read more

Rick Groen, Globe and Mail: What a strange, moving, puzzling, funny, frustrating and ultimately absorbing film this is. Read more

Jason Anderson, Toronto Star: The film succeeds not only as an idiosyncratic spin on the coming-of-age story but a wider comment on what it means to be fully human and fully alive in an age of diminished expectations. Read more

Dave Calhoun, Time Out: To enjoy 'Attenberg', you have to tune in to an unusual wavelength, but there are strange pleasures to enjoy. Read more

Boyd van Hoeij, Variety: Attenberg remains a captivating and vaguely disturbing experience throughout. Read more

Karina Longworth, Village Voice: A cracked coming-of-age tale set in a fading Greek seaside town. Read more

Stephanie Merry, Washington Post: Part of the film's success comes from Labed's performance as Marina, who infuses all that weirdness with a barely there vulnerability. Read more