Nostalghia 1983

Critics score:
83 / 100

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Vincent Canby, New York Times: Nothing happens. Read more

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: The film is lovely but punishingly slow, packed with imagery that seems at once hopelessly obscure and crushingly obvious. Read more

Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out: It's a mood piece that makes you feel like you're drowning in high-grade art swill. If that sounds oppressive, know that it is, but the tonic is invigorating: a clammy atmosphere so unlike the airless options Hollywood's about to spring on us. Read more

Alan Scherstuhl, Village Voice: Stick with it. There are shocking acts that rupture the stillness, and then there's one of cinema's great endings, a wrenching, rapturous scene that would set both of those poets into embarrassed rewrites. Read more