Antonia's Line
1995, Comedy/Drama, 1h 33m
50 Reviews 5,000+ RatingsWhat to know
Magical and morbid, Antonia picturesque landscapes and proficient performances elevate a somewhat pedestrian parable. Read critic reviews
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Antonia
Danielle
Boer Bas
Deedee
Crooked Finger
Loony Lips
Critic Reviews for Antonia's Line
All Critics (50) | Top Critics (23) | Fresh (34) | Rotten (16)
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It's a broad historical saga of great warmth, but it would have been more convincing if it didn't have "feminist agenda" stamped all over it.
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Antonia is a work of rare lyricism. It glows with the light of a Flemish painting and the spirit of magic realism.
October 4, 2016 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review… -
Antonia's Line is enjoyable because it is never preachy. It depicts, with a painterly eye, a pagan world that has not changed since Breughel.
October 4, 2016 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review… -
The performances are modest and appealing. In the title role, Van Ammelrooy projects a remarkable combination of optimism, strength and resignation.
October 4, 2016 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… -
It glides so easily over a multitude of events and characters that we're never jarred; Antonia and Bas make a winning alternative-community grandma and grandpa.
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I didn't much take to this humorless, Oscar-winning 1995 feminist fable.
October 4, 2016 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Antonia's Line
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Sep 10, 2011Antonia's Line is a quirky and whimsical story of Antonia with themes on love, family, and community that also gently explores topics on feminism and independence. Emotionally engaging, pleasant, and precious masterpiece. Remarkable.Jan Marc M Super Reviewer
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Jul 29, 2011A woman recalls her entire adult life on her deathbed. This film is way too expository, relying almost solely on narration to tell the story. It's not really a film because it uses almost none of the elements inherent to film; rather, it's a short novel with pictures and actors. A perfect example of the film's flaws is the impact of the second rape scene. Out of the blue, we hear that a character has been raped, and then we see Antonia's response to it, taking a gun and kicking the rapist out of town. But this sequence, ripe with emotional resonance, has almost no impact on the audience because there wasn't an adequate set-up, so that we can feel suspense and fear for the victim, and there wasn't any visual, graphic or implied, that allowed us to see the result of the crime. The sequence becomes mere Cliff's Notes, and the same problem pervades the entire film. And the titular character is almost a minor role. I'm surprised that the film didn't center around her and the other interesting character, "Crooked Finger," more. Overall, <i>Antonia's Line</i> is like the connective tissue of a Victorian novel, over-narrated, maudlin, and unspecific.Jim H Super Reviewer
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Jul 25, 2007One of the most wonderful generational pictures that I have been witness to. Not just a "womens' film"John B Super Reviewer
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