We see bittersweet and beautiful emotions running throughout the film. These are spread from the small victories in human connection to the shared passion that the language of music conjures up.
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03/18/08
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The Band's Visit (2007)
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Reviews Counted:110
Fresh:108
Rotten:2
Average Rating:7.9/10
Consensus: The Band's Visit is both a clever, subtle slice-of-life comedy, and poignant cross-cultural exploration.
Theatrical Release:Feb 8, 2008 Limited
Box Office: $3,002,385
Synopsis: Israeli filmmaker Eran Kolirin's debut feature, THE BAND'S VISIT, is a subtle, heartfelt, and humane work that goes a long way toward dissolving the incredibly complex cultural divide that... [More]
Starring: Sasson Gabai, Ronit Elkabetz, Saleh Bakri, Khalifa Natour
Director: Eran Kolirin
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Reviews for The Band's Visit
It's beautiful and gentle and warm and a little silly, but in the best possible way...
03/18/08
It'll be a long time before the image fades of members of the Alexandria Ceremonial Police Orchestra in their powder-blue regalia lining up formally as they struggle to maintain their dignity.
03/18/08
It's a film of subtleties...delicate, but infinitely rewarding.
03/16/08
This movie has a tone, look and mood all its own -- it's a joyously bittersweet piece of visual music about isolation, melancholy and everyone's yearning for transcendence, through love, art or both.
03/14/08
Kolirin has a fine sense of where to place the camera and when to cut between shots for maximum comic effect.
03/14/08
Top CriticIt's a small, profoundly satisfying movie that keeps echoing long after it's over.
03/14/08
Elkabetz is splendid.
03/14/08
The Band's Visit reveals that the strangest places are rich in dreams, joy and hope, and that strangers can share them.
03/13/08
Kolirin's writing conveys the poignancy and heartwarming touches that make this movie the triumph that it is.
03/12/08
This is one movie where words can do little justice to the quality of the film itself.
03/12/08
A quiet, sympathetic film about the loneliness that surrounds us.
03/07/08
Top CriticDirector-writer Eran Kolirin creates some charming vignettes, ... little gems in a small, but sweet, movie.
03/07/08
Sunny and light. Could have been much more if it had wanted to.
03/06/08
These are characters the feel believable and are engaging.
03/06/08
You can watch The Band's Visit for its political idealism, or you can watch it for entertainment value alone. In either case, it doesn't disappoint.
03/06/08
While Kolirin clearly loves his characters, you can sense a general tone of condescension in the way they think and interact.
03/06/08
But not for nothing was it nominated for thirteen Israeli Academy Awards, winning eight, including best screenplay, actor, actress, director, and picture.
03/02/08
The film succeeds because of the nuanced performances of its superb cast, and because of Kolirin's witty visual compositions.
03/01/08
None of this is earth-shaking, but The Band's Visit isn't meant to be. Like a balloon, it's short-lived and modest, but it brightens your spirits while it's around.
02/29/08
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