Discreet, old-fashioned, traditional and altogether admirable, this is Jan Troell at his best.
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12/17/09
Everlasting Moments (2009)
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Reviews Counted:89
Fresh:79
Rotten:10
Average Rating:7.4/10
Consensus: Elegant and intimate, Everlasting Moments moves at the deliberate and gentle pace of a classical European period drama.
Theatrical Release:22-05-2009
Synopsis: In this breathtaking film from renowned Swedish director Jan Troell, a woman experiences an artistic awakening after being introduced to photography. Based on real-life events, the story opens at... [More]
Starring: Maria Heiskanen, Jesper Christensen, Mikael Persbrandt, Ghita Norby
Director: Jan Troell
Reviews for Everlasting Moments
The scenes in which Maria discovers the pleasures of photography are affecting.
05/28/09
Everlasting Moments is a true masterpiece.
05/28/09
The film is exquisitely shot. Yet something’s missing. The figures in Maria’s photographs are uncannily substantial. The characters in the film, by comparison, seem like fragrant ghosts.
05/22/09
Told with delicacy and feeling Everlasting Moments slowly builds into a memorable salute to a remarkable life.
05/22/09
Superficially interesting in many ways but this doesn't really engage on a deeper level.
05/22/09
Top CriticTroell’s film meshes scenes of high drama and silent contemplation while the milky, sepia-toned Super16 photography lends the images an exquisite, tactile quality.
05/22/09
Top CriticA slow but perfectly pitched drama that tells its harsh story with touching tenderness, quiet sympathy and an absence of sticky sentiment. The time it demands is amply rewarded.
05/22/09
Top CriticGod, it’s dull. Tasteful, to be sure; the movie would sit perfectly in a Sunday night slot reserved for BBC period adaptations.
05/22/09
Top CriticShot in atmospheric sepia tones, this is a modest film with gentle, pleasing sentiments at its heart.
05/22/09
Top CriticHis film is a keepsake, guided to a close as wistful and perfect as the dying bars of a Chopin Nocturne.
05/22/09
Top CriticThere's echoes of Remains of the Day in a heartfelt drama that seems blown in from another world.
05/22/09
An art-house collector's item that will reward the patient and the sensitive.
05/22/09
Fans of good old-fashioned storytelling will find plenty to enjoy, although the less patient may feel the film's title yawnsomely accurate.
05/22/09
This film lovingly celebrates the wonders of technology that we now take for granted.
05/22/09
Troell, dealing with all this heroine’s longings and choices, leaves you with an indelible impression of her, too -- his film is a keepsake, guided to a close as wistful and perfect as the dying bars of a Chopin Nocturne.
05/22/09
Top CriticAlthough punctuated with moments of shocking violence, this is a quiet, slow-moving film but it is also involving and at times deeply moving.
05/22/09
It's a mark of Troell's mastery that we could happily have borne another half-hour of his mesmerising yarn.
05/22/09
Beautifully shot, superbly acted and emotionally engaging drama, though it's extremely slow in places and feels much longer than its 108 minute running time.
05/22/09
Perhaps too slow-paced for mainstream audiences, but patient viewers will love the way filmmaker Troell looks at the world.
05/22/09
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