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10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80EmpireDavid ParkinsonEmpireDavid ParkinsonQuietly compelling, the cerebral slice of social realism is well worth hunting down.
- 80Total FilmTom DawsonTotal FilmTom DawsonWith echoes of the Dardennes and Lucrecia Martel, Corpo Celeste's acute sense of place, feel for adolescent confusion and miraculous resolution suggest that Rohrwacher is a talent to watch.
- 80Time OutEric HynesTime OutEric HynesAlice Rohrwacher's debut fictional feature is an uncommonly insightful portrait of nascent womanhood, assisted in no small measure by Vianello's disarmingly naturalistic performance.
- 80Village VoiceVillage VoiceRohrwacher almost overplays her metaphors, but her understated characterizations, cinematographer Hélène Louvart's rapturous range, and especially Vianello's eerie grace combine to make Corpo Celeste the ideal cinematic antidote to the summer doldrums.
- 75Slant MagazineSlant MagazineOnce Corpo Celeste began to recede a little in my rearview mirror, my initial impatience softened a little.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleWalter AddiegoSan Francisco ChronicleWalter AddiegoFor those willing to overlook its few slips into heavy-handedness, Corpo Celeste tells a compelling story of a 12-year-old girl thrust into a strange new world.
- 60The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawAn accomplished debut.
- 60Time Out LondonCath ClarkeTime Out LondonCath ClarkeStick with it and writer/director Alice Rohrwacher’s first feature reveals another side: taking a small town as a microcosm of Berlusconi’s something-rotten-at-the-core Italy.
- 50The New York TimesRachel SaltzThe New York TimesRachel SaltzMs. Rohrwacher combines a documentary impulse (effective in family scenes) with a more allegorical one. Her film gets clunky when allegory has the upper hand, and that means Corpo Celeste often stumbles, along with its 12-year-old heroine, Marta (Yle Vianello).