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Lovers of the Arctic Circle

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Lovers of the Arctic Circle (1999)

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Reviews Counted:23

Fresh:19

Rotten:4

Average Rating:7/10

Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Synopsis: Two children meet by chance and form a bond which carries them through all sorts of trials and coincidences. Only after becoming teens and step-siblings, do they profess their love for each other,... Two children meet by chance and form a bond which carries them through all sorts of trials and coincidences. Only after becoming teens and step-siblings, do they profess their love for each other, embarking on an erotic odyssey that will take them to the ends of the Earth. [More]

Director: Julio Medem

Director: Julio Medem
Screenwriter: Julio Medem

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09/19/08
Jonathan Holland
Jonathan Holland
Variety
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refuses to dumb down the presentation to craft one of the most beautiful romances in recent memory

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John A. Nesbit
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Michael E. Grost
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01/28/04
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A triumphant exercise in style.

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Michael Dequina
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03/19/02
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It's hard not to find the whole thing pretentious and obnoxious.

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04/20/01
Chuck Rudolph
Chuck Rudolph
Matinee Magazine

you're sure to fall in love with all three actresses that play the woman throughout her life.

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