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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
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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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04/25/06
John A. Nesbit
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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
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you're sure to fall in love with all three actresses that play the woman throughout her life.

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Medem superimposes his patterns with a heavy hand on top of the story and then feels he has to underline, italicize, and CAPITALIZE to make sure we don't miss his conceits.

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