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Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: Recalls the unease that crept over the world's youth back at the turn of the last century. Read more
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post: There is artistry and a fabulous ambiguity coursing through Hou's meditative film. Read more
John Powers, L.A. Weekly: A ravishing bauble about la dolce vita in Taiwan. Read more
Elvis Mitchell, New York Times: Hou Hsiao-hsien's latest movie has a much quicker pulse than several of his other recent films, but it is not nearly as rich or resonant as his other work. Read more
Charles Taylor, Salon.com: The combination of the thick sensuality of Mark Lee Ping-bing's cinematography and the gradual fascination that Hou's measured rhythms exert keep you watching. Read more
G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle: A work of uncommon emotional density. Read more
Dennis Lim, Village Voice: A slow burn of profound sadness salved by some of Hou's most breath-catchingly beautiful passages to date. Read more
J. Hoberman, Village Voice: Sensationally shot by Mark Li Ping-bin. Read more