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Ted Shen, Chicago Reader: Episodic in structure, the film proceeds like a folk saga, but its flashbacks, flash-forwards, and abrupt cuts give it a hallucinatory quality. Read more
J. Hoberman, Village Voice: A wide-screen black-and-white feast for the eyes. Read more
Michael Atkinson, Village Voice: By now, this burly, seething musk ox of a movie, arguably the most convincing film about the Middle Ages ever made, should be on everyone's tongue. Read more