Once Upon a Time Veronica
2012
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Once Upon a Time Veronica reveals a moment of transition in a young girl’s life, ordinary to most of every young people. That moment, when they are no longer students, with an almost infantile and protected life and have to face real and professional life. Once Upon a Time Veronica narrates the moment when young people are obligated to become responsible and mature adults.
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Rated:
UNRATED
Runtime:
91 min
Release date:
16 Nov 2012
Languages:
Portuguese
Awards:
10 wins & 3 nominations.
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Shot in the same urban slum as Kleber Filho's Neighboring Sounds, this relentlessly bleak character study offers a disheartening glimpse of contemporary Brazilian life.
– Drew Hunt,
Chicago Reader,
11 Dec 2014
fresh:
It's all a bit dissolute and daffy, but at least her prescription for happiness doesn't come out of a bottle.
– Peter Rainer,
Christian Science Monitor,
4 Dec 2014
fresh:
"Veronica" is the kind of small film from a faraway country that would be easy not to notice as the waves of major studio releases crash onto theatrical shores. But that would be a pity.
– Kenneth Turan,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Nov 2014
fresh:
Mr. Gomes remains laudably faithful to his character, and Ms. Guedes's bodily sense of languor gets across more than any crystal-clear dramatic statement would.
– Nicolas Rapold,
New York Times,
7 Sep 2014
fresh:
Guedes's complex performance leaves no doubt regarding the fragility of Veronica's psyche.
– Danny King,
Village Voice,
2 Sep 2014