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The Cakemaker explores all-consuming emotion with beguiling restraint, adding up to a delicately understated character study fueled by the power of love.
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Natural performances from Kalkhof and Adler root the melodrama in genuine pathos. August 27, 2018 | Full Review…
Natural performances from Kalkhof and Adler root the melodrama in genuine pathos.
Leah Pickett
Credit first-time writer/director Ofir Raul Graizer with pulling off something of a miracle. August 23, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Credit first-time writer/director Ofir Raul Graizer with pulling off something of a miracle.
Scott Marks
A tender, tactile and just-sweet-enough story of hidden love, challenged faith and unwittingly shared grief. August 5, 2018 | Full Review…
A tender, tactile and just-sweet-enough story of hidden love, challenged faith and unwittingly shared grief.
Guy Lodge
The Cakemaker is a movie of subtle, melancholy pleasures. July 27, 2018 | Full Review…
The Cakemaker is a movie of subtle, melancholy pleasures.
M. Faust
Kalkhof has perfect chemistry with both Miller and Adler. The characters don't have to talk for the audience to feel the loss, love and desire they're experiencing. July 26, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Kalkhof has perfect chemistry with both Miller and Adler. The characters don't have to talk for the audience to feel the loss, love and desire they're experiencing.
Samantha Incorvaia
Graizer take his time and never feels the need to spell everything out, and "The Cakemaker" is a testament to what filmmakers can achieve when they trust the audience. July 19, 2018 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Graizer take his time and never feels the need to spell everything out, and "The Cakemaker" is a testament to what filmmakers can achieve when they trust the audience.
Walter V. Addiego
It's comforting like a sweet dessert. August 2, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
It's comforting like a sweet dessert.
Karl Delossantos
There is no word in our lexicon for the conundrum so tenderly and lovingly, yet truthfully plated in The Cake Maker, not one, not one hundred. March 1, 2019 | Full Review…
There is no word in our lexicon for the conundrum so tenderly and lovingly, yet truthfully plated in The Cake Maker, not one, not one hundred.
Toba Singer
A delicate film that perfectly encapsulates love in its many forms, never favouring one story over another. February 22, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
A delicate film that perfectly encapsulates love in its many forms, never favouring one story over another.
Louise Burrell
First time feature film director and screenwriter Ofir Raul Graizer has, like his main character Thomas, managed to make a delicious film/cake with simple ingredients. It really is all in the construction/baking. December 8, 2018 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
First time feature film director and screenwriter Ofir Raul Graizer has, like his main character Thomas, managed to make a delicious film/cake with simple ingredients. It really is all in the construction/baking.
Carey-Ann Pawsey
A thoughtful and moving film about two people dealing with shared grief. November 3, 2018 | Full Review…
A thoughtful and moving film about two people dealing with shared grief.
Rob Aldam
A beautiful film that explores love, loss, and religion. October 18, 2018 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
A beautiful film that explores love, loss, and religion.
Joe Friar
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