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Rosenbaum likes it

posted 19 years ago by stilgar-4
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I didn't really liked this film, but Jonathan Rosenbaum gave it a thumbs up, and he probably knows better than me.

http://www.chicagoreader.com/movies/filmfest2005/index2.html#play

Some would say this film is made for the international festival audience, and that is why it didn't work in Chile. I don't know.

Edit: Rosenbaum's top 25 of 2005 in "Slate":

"Play. A first feature from Chile by Alicia Scherson, packed with ideas and pirouettes, that gave me enormous amounts of pleasure both times I saw it. It showed at both the Tribeca and Chicago film festivals, won a prize at the former, and is still making the festival rounds. Since it's dated 2005, it may reach us on DVD in 2006 or 2007."

http://www.slate.com/id/2132498/entry/2133399/

[–] SeisCinemaSeis 15 years ago

Well stilgar-4, I am with you there.
I've never have read any of Mr. Rosenbaum reviews but he writes in an important site. Therefore I suppose he must be a knowledgeable fellow.

Anyway you could find critics saying the opposite in equally relevant sites (if not more) written by critics equally important (if not more)