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The film is delightfully unpredictable, warm, nuanced. It's civilized entertainment.
Jeff Millar, Houston Chronicle
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An Autumn Tale
Overview
Magali, forty-something, is a winemaker and a widow: she loves her work but feels lonely. Her friends Rosine and Isabelle both want secretly to find a husband for Magali.
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Fresh
Though you wouldn't know it from Hollywood's kids 'r us obsessions, directors actually can improve as they advance in age.
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
The he-said, she-said shenanigans suggest that high school may be eternal but autumn has its wisdom. In the last scene, the 78-year-old filmmaker brings his favorite conspirator back for a last dance -- it's a vintage performance that invites applause.
J. Hoberman, Village Voice
Fresh
There's a form of poetic justice in all this, and it gives the film, otherwise straitlaced, its jagged wit: Women on the lookout for love may be fools, but they make sure to turn the men who romance them into even bigger ones.
Peter Rainer, New York Magazine/Vulture
Fresh
It's a solidly entertaining effort -- the kind of movie that can be enjoyed by anyone who appreciates discerning comedy.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
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