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8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 60Time OutKeith UhlichTime OutKeith UhlichIt’s unfortunate that Stelling and his cast aren’t able to lift the story much above mawkishness.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForePretty in a decaying-opulence sort of way and well cast, the film is more superficial than its nods to highbrow culture would suggest.
- 60Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLos Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinSumptuous visuals, vivid emotional beats and memorable turns by Bichevin and Hoeks effectively compensate for the verbal sparseness.
- 50The New York TimesNicolas RapoldThe New York TimesNicolas RapoldThe movie proves to be a fragile conceit. It’s as likely to fall apart and cause frustration as it is to induce a reverie.
- 50RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyRogerEbert.comGlenn KennyMovies made over fifty years ago by the likes of Max Ophuls were more animated, more angry, more radical in their critiques of such injustice. So watch "Letter From An Unknown Woman" before you even think of checking this out, is my advice to you.
- 40The DissolveAdam NaymanThe DissolveAdam NaymanThere’s a difference between elemental melodrama and superficial clichés, and gorgeous cinematography and period production design can only delay this recognizance for so long—and certainly not for two grueling hours.
- 40VarietyRonnie ScheibVarietyRonnie ScheibThe film’s emotional center rings coldly hollow, its star-crossed lovers coming off more like projected figures than flesh-and-blood players.
- 30Village VoiceInkoo KangVillage VoiceInkoo KangIt's time to return this old painting to the attic.