Violeta se fue a los cielos 2011

Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: Poignant portrait of an artist unable to escape the stamp of her class or the burdens of aging. Read more

Sam Adams, AV Club: Unlike most awards-grubbing biopics, this one feels no need to telegraph its own difficulty. Read more

Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader: The formulaic storytelling has the unfortunate effect of making her extraordinary story feel familiar, though Wood's impressionistic style is a refreshing antidote to the portentousness one comes to expect from movies like this. Read more

Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times: With its clarity and depth, Gavilan's singing is as good as her acting. Read more

Farran Smith Nehme, New York Post: The biographical bits soon feel like a distraction from the music, performed by Gavilan. It's heard often, but not often enough. Read more

Michael Atkinson, Time Out: A rare Chilean film that doesn't mention either the Allende or Pinochet regimes, Violeta Went to Heaven is a love letter to a lost 20th-century goddess. It's hard to resist her. Read more

Simon Abrams, Village Voice: Violeta Went to Heaven's creators do a disservice to Chilean singer and multi-hyphenate artist Violeta Parra's legacy by making her suicide the logical climax to her working life. Read more