Rare Birds
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- Synopsis
- Iceland-born Canadian filmmaker Sturla Gunnarsson spins this offbeat comedy about fine food and feathered friends. The owner of a failing gourmet eatery in a small Newfoundland town, Dave Purcell (William Hurt) is about to throw in the towel....
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- Starring
- William Hurt, Andy Jones, Molly Parker, Cathy Jones, Vicky Hynes
- Director(s)
- Sturla Gunnarsson
- Distributor(s)
- Lions Gate Films
- MPAA Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 99 min.
Critic Reviews
Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites
A sweetheart of a film, whimsical and touching. It positions itself somewhere between a slice of life and a screwball comedy.Read the full review
Variety | Ken EisnerAdd Critic to Favorites
Hurt is quietly affecting as Dave Purcell, a fine chef but a lousy businessman whose sticksville cafe, the Auk, is named after a rare, possibly extinct kind of duck. Read the full review
Boston Globe | Ty BurrAdd Critic to Favorites
For the record, Rare Birds doesn't even fly as a birder's special, since Tasseter's Sulfurious Duck is a fictional species. Now, if they'd seen a Eurasian Wigeon, then we'd be talking. Read the full review
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