The Headless Woman (La Mujer sin Cabeza)
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- Synopsis
- Acclaimed Argentinean filmmaker Lucrecia Martel steps back behind the camera for her third feature film with this tense thriller concerning a woman who fails to recognize the people surrounding her as well as their intentions after inadvertently ......
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- Director(s)
- Lucrecia Martel
- Distributor(s)
- Strand
- MPAA Rating
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 87 min.
Critic Reviews
The New York Times | Stephen HoldenAdd Critic to Favorites
Brilliant, maddeningly enigmatic puzzle of a movie.Read the full review
San Francisco Chronicle | G. Allen JohnsonAdd Critic to Favorites
Martel's vision is so visually rich and complex it borders on the impressionistic, but The Headless Woman would be nowhere without the precise tour de force performance by Onetto.Read the full review
The Onion (A.V. Club) | Scott TobiasAdd Critic to Favorites
A remarkably nuanced, ever-evolving performance (María Onetto).Read the full review
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09/20/09 After only three features, Lucrecia Martel has firmly established herself as one of world cinema's most distinctive visionaries. | Rotten Tomatoes -
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