Fresh
Hartmut Bitomsky's Dust makes a pensive study of the title particulate, considering the way we wage a never-ending battle with the tiny specks that gather around us.
Noel Murray, AV Club
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The Dust of Time
Overview
To trace the fading past of his parents, a grizzled Greek-American filmmaker decides to shoot a movie. By recounting the painful efforts of his mother to reunite with his musician father, his film spans more than half of the 20th century.
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Top critics, in their words
Rotten
How seriously you take Dust will depend not only on your patience, but on how anxious a streaky bookshelf makes you.
Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York
Fresh
I never knew dust could give me such pleasure.
V.A. Musetto, New York Post
Fresh
Dust is an eccentric and profoundly informative documentary.
A.O. Scott, New York Times
Fresh
Dusta"the moviea"is characterized by its clean cinematography, uncluttered compositions, and unceasing dialectic.
J. Hoberman, Village Voice
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