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Langrishe, Go Down (2002)

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Average Rating: 5.5/10
Critic Reviews: 5
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 2

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In this drama based on the novel by Aidan Higgins, Imogen Lagrishe (Judi Dench) is an upper-class property owner who falls in love with Otto Beck (Jeremy Irons), a burdened academic. The story finds the two lovers discovering that their burgeoning romance doesn't come without conflict, as Lagrishe struggles to spend time with her sisters and Beck must carefully balance his personal life with his studies. Originally aired on BBC television.

Unrated, 1 hr. 45 min.

Drama

Harold Pinter

Mar 23, 2004

Castle Hill Productions

All Critics (11) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (7) | Rotten (3) | DVD (2)

A movie that looks like a muddy second-generation Xerox and contains all the emotional and intellectual appeal of cold tea and soggy toast.

July 19, 2003 Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | Comment
Los Angeles Times
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The fragmented storytelling is, well, vintage Pinter, but Ms. Dench and Mr. Irons remain mesmerizing after all this time.

July 25, 2002 Comment
New York Observer
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The story is a muted melodrama made strange and haunting by the manner of its telling.

July 17, 2002 Full Review Source: New York Times | Comment
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An atmospheric and subtly engrossing relationship saga.

July 17, 2002 Comment
New York Post
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Imogen and Otto's happenstance affair holds little intrigue or surprise.

July 16, 2002 Full Review Source: Village Voice | Comment
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The spectacle of two such ferocious actors going at it in the context of a complex, thoughtful drama makes this one worth going down for.

July 20, 2003 Comment
Boxoffice Magazine

There's something haunting about the airlessness and lethargy of this tucked-away corner of the world.

July 16, 2003 Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | Comment
L.A. Weekly

The screenplay is so very Pinter as to be positively painful.

August 18, 2002 Comment
Film Journal International

A flinty-eyed portrait of romantic naïveté and predatory narcissism that would likely have continued to gather dust in the archives if not for its retroactive star power.

July 18, 2002 Full Review Source: Time Out New York | Comment
Time Out New York

A rare treat -- catch it while you can.

July 17, 2002 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | Comment
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