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If the setting is claustrophobic, it's also bracingly beautiful, a contradiction that is every bit in keeping with Sokurov's preference for ambiguity over clarity.Full Review

Ann Hornaday
Washington Post

Like a dream within a dream. Its images and emotions are vivid, disquieting and also hermetic, and while it may frustrate your desire for clear storytelling and psychological transparency, it has an intensity that surpasses understanding.Full Review

Dana Stevens
The New York Times

Less a story than a situation, the film contends with a difficult transitional period in the lives of its title characters, who face the growing necessity of getting some distance from each other.Full Review

Scott Tobias
The Onion (A.V. Club)

Passes by like a dream.Full Review

Ruthe Stein
San Francisco Chronicle

Where a lesser movie from a lesser director might sink into its own ponderousness, Sokurov uses the ambiguity of the father and son's relationship to craft a sort of erotic puzzle.Full Review

Wesley Morris
Boston Globe
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