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Like a good novel, Les Destinées is many things: a family chronicle, a series of psychological portraits, a sumptuous re-creation of the past. But the film is also a pointed tribute to the French tradition of quality and distinction, a tradition in which it clearly includes itself.Full Review

Dana Stevens
The New York Times

Assayas has made a great film from Jacques Chardonne's classic novel. Although far different in tone, time, place and temperament, it brings to mind "Gone With the Wind" in its depth and scope and in its love story, which unfolds over a turbulent era.Full Review

Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times

A massive undertaking and an accomplished piece of filmmaking in a solid tradition of intelligent, meticulous literary adaptations.Full Review

David Rooney
Variety

An exquisite metaphor for the high cost and higher returns of an enduring marriage.Full Review

Ron Stringer
L.A. Weekly

It will not appeal to the impatient, but those who like long books and movies will admire the way it accumulates power and depth. It is about youthful idealism, headstrong love and fierce ambition, and is pessimistic about all of them.Full Review

Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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