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05/01/04
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Hard Goodbyes: My Father (2003)
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Reviews Counted:27
Fresh:23
Rotten:4
Average Rating:7/10
Consensus: Karayannis handles the lead role well, and the result is a poignant exploration of grief.
Reviews for Hard Goodbyes: My Father
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05/01/04
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02/09/06
Goes from being appropriately child-like to simply childish.
07/26/05
Panayotopoulou does handle the material with sensitivity, but she relies too much on her young hero's unlikely precocity, which unwittingly diminishes the intensity of a child's very real grief.
09/16/05
Depressing and so leisurely paced that the emotional impact is often lost between yawns.
06/25/04
Ultimately doesn't have anything that I haven't seen before in My Life as a Dog or a hundred other movies just like it.
07/23/04
Youngster Giorgos Karayannis is a marvel in this touching Greek drama about a son's devotion to his father.
01/14/05
A sublimely subjective journey from denial to acceptance as a 10-year-old boy comes to terms with the finality of death.
04/21/05
A promising debut from Penny Panayotopoulou who has a great eye as well as a clear understanding of what makes mourning our loved ones such a complex and excruciating process.
07/05/04
Greek director-writer Penny Panayotopoulou's compelling debut feature is a psychological drama about an Athenian family dealing with grief.
02/23/05
A tender and moving drama that deserves wider exposure.
10/11/05
Poignant, convincing and directed with confidence and an enchanted eye.
05/01/04
Top CriticA tender, gently paced coming-of-age movie whose strength is its young lead actor.
07/09/04
Top CriticConsidering the delicate and weighty subject matter, the film's tone is surprisingly light, sometimes even humorous, which helps to balance the harsh sentiments that death inevitably brings.
09/16/05
It features an endearing, mature performance from its juvenile lead.
11/29/04
fuses to concede to clichés of precocious kids and eccentric adults
06/10/04
With soft heartedness and beautiful imagery, the film aptly captures the feeling of disbelief and aversion that hits children in a time of loss.
01/15/05
Aptly captures the feeling of disbelief and aversion that hits children in a time of loss.
11/26/04
Not perfect, exciting, fresh, but well crafted, well acted, and very well directed
02/09/05
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