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Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times: Though it hasn't the sweep to be greater than the sum of its parts, the movie offers an absorbing mix of melodrama and historical detail. Read more
Richard Brody, New Yorker: Hui captures the romantic aura of Xiao's freethinking audacity and artistic vocation in poised, painterly shots that seem less like sites of action than like elusive memories. Read more
Daniel M. Gold, New York Times: Overlong and too reverent, conveying little sense of Xiao Hong the person and even less of her talent. Read more
Emily Condon, Minneapolis Star Tribune: Sadly, the tale doesn't always keep pace with the ethereal aesthetic. Read more