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Genova (2008)

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Reviews Counted:39

Fresh:30

Rotten:9

Average Rating:6.2/10

Consensus: Michael Winterbottom’s tale of grief and mourning, though frustrating in places, is intelligent filmmaking with superb central performances.

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Hope Davis, Colin Firth, Perla Haney-Jardine, Catherine Keener

Starring: Hope Davis, Colin Firth, Perla Haney-Jardine, Catherine Keener

Director: Michael Winterbottom

Director: Michael Winterbottom
Producer: Michael Winterbottom, Andrew Eaton

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Whether you go with this idea might depend on how many times you've seen it before, in sentimental American films. The fact that the film is more artful doesn't make the ghost of the mother less of a cliche.

Full Review Source: Sydney Morning Herald | comment Comment
11/05/09
Paul Byrnes
Paul Byrnes
Sydney Morning Herald

Genova fails to provide the view with much that is satisfying and instead accomplishes only a superficial examination of grief and the way people respond.

Full Review Source: Courier Mail (Australia) | comment Comment
11/05/09
Des Partridge
Des Partridge
Courier Mail (Australia)

A beautifully observed, moving, yet unfocused story about a professor (Colin Firth) and his two daughters, dealing with the intensities of feeling after a death in the family.

Full Review Source: Screenwize | comment Comment
11/04/09
Simon Weaving
Simon Weaving
Screenwize

An elegant, traumatic but ultimately rewarding tale that will leave you glad to have made the trip.

Full Review Source: smh.com.au | comment Comment
11/04/09
Giles Hardie
Giles Hardie
smh.com.au

It’s an extremely well-made film, but just a bit too subdued for my taste.

Full Review Source: At the Movies (Australia) | comment Comment
11/04/09
Margaret Pomeranz
Margaret Pomeranz
At the Movies (Australia)

Though he labours the symbolism of the maze, Winterbottom infuses this otherwise subtle observational drama with the verisimilitude that has become his chief style signature.

Full Review Source: The Age (Australia) | comment Comment
11/04/09
Jim Schembri
Jim Schembri
The Age (Australia)

A brooding drama about grief, which is greatly aided by the performances and its scenic locations.

Full Review Source: FILMINK (Australia) | comment Comment
11/03/09
Liz Graham
Liz Graham
FILMINK (Australia)

A delightful sojourn for one indie filmmaker and his cast and crew in a fascinating old Italian town.

Full Review Source: MovieTime, ABC Radio National | comment Comment
11/01/09
Ruth Hessey
Ruth Hessey
MovieTime, ABC Radio National

Mainstream audiences may rue the lack of a dramatic arc or conventional plot, but this beautifully photographed and emotive tale proves to be achingly authentic and heartfelt without resorting to perfunctory flashbacks and soppy musical montages.

Full Review Source: Sunday Times (Australia) | comment Comment
11/01/09
Gavin Bond
Gavin Bond
Sunday Times (Australia)

I didn't know Michael Winterbottom could make a dull movie until now. Genova, otherwise known perhaps as The Narrow Lanes of Genova, is a strange film which seems to have lost its bearings and its direction somewhere between concept and production

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
10/31/09
Andrew L. Urban
Andrew L. Urban
Urban Cinefile

Life affirming and warm, Genova captures a great sense of place as we explore the intricate maze of cobbled streets, the historic buildings with peeling facades and well-worn green shutters, sunny beaches and dense forests

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
10/31/09
Louise Keller
Louise Keller
Urban Cinefile

Genova conveys its strongest themes through insinuation, and modulates its shifting moods through Winterbottom's precisely calibrated DV processing.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
09/01/09
Rob Nelson
Rob Nelson
Variety
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Winterbottom employs a naturalistic style that, in its self-conscious flatness, becomes an affectation, and the complete, wanton lack of any kind of drama is frustrating.

Full Review Source: Sunday Times (UK) | comment Comment
03/31/09
Peter Whittle
Peter Whittle
Sunday Times (UK)

A tender and touching film.

Full Review Source: Observer [UK] | comment Comment
03/31/09
Philip French
Philip French
Observer [UK]

Spree killer thrillers, experimental rockumentaries, adaptations of unadaptable books and now supernatural dramas - is there anything Michael Winterbottom cannot do?

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
03/28/09
Richard Luck
Richard Luck
Channel 4 Film

With a stronger third act and less spiritual flounce this could have been something really special, but as it stands its merely a solid entry in the versatile writer/director's CV that will no doubt be eclipsed by whatever he chooses to do next.

Full Review Source: Sky Movies | comment Comment
03/28/09
Chris Prince
Chris Prince
Sky Movies

There is a vague sense of unease in the air but this remains a tedious movie in which everything remains unspoken, underdeveloped and annoyingly inconclusive.

Full Review Source: Daily Express | comment Comment
03/28/09
Allan Hunter
Allan Hunter
Daily Express

Part psychodrama, part Italian travelogue, Michael Winterbottom’s latest is the progeny of an A-list film-maker and B-movie material.

Full Review Source: thelondonpaper | comment Comment
03/28/09
Neil Smith
Neil Smith
thelondonpaper

There's a powerful emotional undertone to this film that overcomes its slightly thin structure and give us plenty to chew on, especially if we've experienced some sort of personal tragedy.

Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | comment Comment
03/28/09
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

A film that’s ambiguous, involving and very intelligent indeed.

Full Review Source: Little White Lies | comment Comment
03/27/09
Emma Paterson
Emma Paterson
Little White Lies
 
 
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