By taking a fairly unromantic approach to the standard strangers-meet-in-a-cold-world premise, writer-director Stephane Gauger crafts a lovely, lovelorn fable.
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05/29/09
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Owl and the Sparrow (2008)
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Reviews Counted:7
Fresh:5
Rotten:2
Average Rating:6.8/10
Rated: PG [See Full Rating]
Genre: Dramas
Theatrical Release:Jan 16, 2009 Limited
Synopsis: This Vietnamese drama offers a rich panorama of urban life in Saigon. In particular, OWL AND THE SPARROW tells the story of a 10-year-old runaway who helps a stewardess connect with a lovelorn... [More]
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Top CriticOwl and the Sparrow is a beautifully com posed romance from Vietnam.
05/29/09
Top CriticStephane Gauger's debut feature, Owl and the Sparrow, is a charming little movie, nothing more.
05/29/09
Top CriticOwl and the Sparrow is yet one more film that preaches the importance of opening your heart and reaching out to those around you, but that treacly sentiment is nicely undercut by the unvarnished naturalness of the actors.
05/27/09
Top CriticA strangely overdone finalé, complete with surging musical crescendos and tears, rings false, given the earnest and unsentimental qualities exhibited elsewhere in Gauger's script and direction.
03/06/09
Top CriticThe principal actors all do a nice job, but a special commendation goes to young Han, a Saigon resident with some experience onstage.
02/13/09
Top CriticWhat [director] Gauger has created is a quietly affecting fairy tale.
01/16/09
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