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11/19/07
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Golda's Balcony (2007)
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Reviews Counted:5
Fresh:2
Rotten:3
Average Rating:4.9/10
Theatrical Release:Oct 10, 2007 Limited
Synopsis: GOLDA'S BALCONY is a riveting portrait of one of the great women of our time. GOLDA’S BALCONY is the latest work from Tony Award-winning playwright WILLIAM GIBSON (The Miracle Worker, Two For... [More]
Reviews for Golda's Balcony
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Top CriticJeremy Kagan's green-screen filmization, in its over-busy editing, ever-changing angles and constantly shifting backdrops, strips the play of its starkness, leaving disproportionate schmaltz and propaganda.
10/16/07
Top CriticGolda's Balcony makes one yearn for Ingrid Bergman's portrayal of Meir in the 1982 TV biopic A Woman Called Golda.
10/12/07
Top CriticWe chart the growth of a woman and a country at the same time, a tough assignment that Harper tackles with humor and passion (even if her Kissinger impersonation could use a little work).
10/12/07
Top CriticThe big question is whether Harper's one-woman film creates a memorable character out of a woman with whom many audiences will be very familiar. The answer has to be no.
10/11/07
Top CriticWhat happens when idealism becomes power? That question is the driving force of Jeremy Kagan’s inert yet strangely compelling film Golda’s Balcony.
10/10/07
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October 14, 2007:
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