Blu-rays, DVDs & more
eBay affliate link
Art of the Movies
Buy posters on MoviePoster.com
IMDb
El abrazo partido movie stills
Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune: One of those foreign pictures that steeps us in a milieu so dense, yet so convincing, that we wind up believing and being beguiled by all its people and places. Read more
Tom Keogh, Seattle Times: The wit with which Burman casts an almost Shakespearean longing for purpose and direction against the tiny confines of a seedy mall is adroit and inspired. Read more
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: Were it a book, it would go somewhere on the shelf with Jonathan Safran Foer and early Philip Roth. It also possesses traces of early Jean-Luc Godard and his wit with characters, as well as some of Wes Anderson's random silliness. Read more
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: It's a film of unexpected, almost indescribable off-center charm that deepens as it goes on. Read more
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post: A beautifully crafted film. Full of intriguing tracking shots, broken into vignettes introduced with lyrical titles, it has a willfully patient pace. Read more
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: Captivating. Read more
Mario Tarradell, Dallas Morning News: Plays out in a low-key but charming fashion. Read more
Ella Taylor, L.A. Weekly: A precociously wise meditation on the crazy quilt of modern identity in general, and Jewish identity in particular. Read more
Marta Barber, Miami Herald: Burman explored this world before in 2000's Waiting for the Messiah, but in Lost Embrace, his maturity results in a much tighter and engaging film. Read more
Jan Stuart, Newsday: Tilts toward preciousness but is rescued from its sentimental impulses by Hendler, whose captivating deadpan belies Ariel's abiding affection for the very people he can't wait to escape. Read more
Lisa Rose, Newark Star-Ledger: Some will find it charming, others, exhausting. Read more
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: An intimate, affectionate portrait of one tiny pocket of the world. Read more
A.O. Scott, New York Times: A small movie about a small world, but its modesty is part of what makes it durable and satisfying. Read more
Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle: Burman's use of handheld camera and his editing convey the messiness of life in the mall's large extended family, but he never allows the hurly-burly of the setting to overwhelm Ariel's story. Read more
David Gilmour, Globe and Mail: The film's sophistication -- and it is an immensely sophisticated film -- lies in its refusal to tuck in too tightly its shirttails. Read more
Susan Walker, Toronto Star: As visually captivating as it is emotionally engaging. Read more
Jonathan Holland, Variety: A general lack of drama, a low-budget docu feel and an ultraslim storyline are more than compensated for by a sterling script and perfs. Read more
J. Hoberman, Village Voice: It's 20 minutes too long -- forgivable in view of Burman's affection for his material. Read more