Along with The Postman segment from Satyajit Ray's Two Daughters, it is, I think, the greatest short film ever made.
– Peter Rainer,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
26 Jul 2006
fresh:
Witty and sensuous, it's pure magic.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
9 May 2007
fresh:
The charm of the film seems almost too easily won, but Renoir's real brilliance emerges in the way the light tone is subtly modulated into the profound sadness and regret of the conclusion.