Bonsái 2011

Manohla Dargis, New York Times: In clumsier hands it would be easy to get lost amid the expanding thicket of narrative twists. Read more

Deborah Young, Hollywood Reporter: A youthful, melancholy film that draws on literature and writing for its inspiration. Read more

Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: Scenes of breezy intimacy mix well with deadpan comic moments, and Noguera's face is that rare male visage that seems boyishly opaque but over time suggests deep reserves of melancholy. Read more

Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald: Bonsai illustrates the unbearable lightness of loneliness in a quiet, delicate manner. Read more

Stanley Kauffmann, The New Republic: It flows along placidly, heated only occasionally by a bit of sex or disco dancing. Read more

V.A. Musetto, New York Post: This isn't a story of Shakespearean proportions, but it's a sweet peg for this complex, carefully constructed gem. Read more

Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle: A melancholy story of romance and regret with moments of drollery and sweetness along the way. Read more

Guy Lodge, Time Out: It's a brave irony that a film besotted with the pages of Proust is built around a character who couldn't be more of a closed book. Read more

David Fear, Time Out: It tries to examine the contradictions of recasting a flawed reality through fiction-a significant notion that the film's precious structure and borderline indie-quirkfest vibe often dilute to their own detriment. Read more

Robert Koehler, Variety: One of the finest accomplishments from the freewheeling new generation of Chilean filmmakers. Read more

Benjamin Mercer, Village Voice: Bonsai seems like a veritable thicket of illuminating references and correspondences. A kind of poetry sprouts up even in some of the inevitable sad-twee flourishes. Read more