September 18, 2004
Vincent Canby, New York Times
Leonor Silveira,
Luís Miguel Cintra,
Ruy de Carvalho,
Diogo Dória,
Felipe Cochofel
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In this artful film by 85-year old director Manoel de Oliveira, the heroine, instead of being powerless in the face of a world ruled by men, finds herself to be far too powerful. Beginning when she wa... read more
DVD Release Date: December 24, 2002
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September 18, 2004
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
This beautifully shot, slow-moving, talky meditation on a life of leisure led by an adulterous woman differs most radically from Flaubert's novel in its indifference to the middle class. Full Review
November 9, 2010
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It's both elegant and subtle, a beautifully achieved pic that has a timeless poetical quality. Full Review
September 15, 2009
TV Guide's Movie Guide
A great deal of screen time is devoted to the false intellectualism and forced mannerisms of dinner party conversations. Full Review
September 15, 2009
Michael Atkinson, Boston Phoenix
When others would be retiring, Oliveira gives us movie after movie that begs to be indulged, with great affection, as the autumnal output of a codger deserving of, if not destined for, a Lifetime Achi... Full Review
January 26, 2006
Wally Hammond, Time Out
Subtle, elegant, enigmatic, this movie by the veteran Oliveira exercises a powerful grip. Full Review
July 5, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
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