It emphasizes setting over character and plot; and it casts a mood that's both eerie and entrancing.
– Ben Sachs,
Chicago Reader,
9 Feb 2012
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No one, male or female, has any fun, but the men behave as if they do. They are all half-stupefied by the languor in which they drown.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
9 Feb 2012
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What gives the film its haunting pull, as well as its feminist undercurrent, is the filmmaker's palpable compassion for these women.
– Jon Frosch,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar 2012
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It's about forcing us to think about people we never would otherwise and seeing their struggles and humanity.
– Mick LaSalle,
San Francisco Chronicle,
29 Mar 2012
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Nothing in this film comes as a surprise, but Bonello's intent to show the place backstage as well as onstage is fulfilled and pertinent, even though the period setting gives the picture a curio air.