La ciénaga 2001

Marta Barber, Miami Herald: Martel glues together a disjointed picture of a society where tension lies only skin deep. Read more

Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune: A film that has an extraordinary cumulative power. Read more

Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News: There's a real energy in the way that La Cienaga takes nothing for granted -- except your attention and your intelligence. Read more

Stephen Holden, New York Times: Creates a vision of social malaise that feels paradoxically familiar and new. Read more

Jan Stuart, Newsday: It's entrancing and unsettling at the same time, the kind of film that makes you feel decadent just for bearing witness. Read more

Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: A subtle yet acute observation of upper-middle-class decay. Read more

Eric Harrison, Houston Chronicle: Experiencing this film ultimately becomes as stimulating as watching metal rust. Read more

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: There may be whispers of reality to this abandon- all-hope vision of Argentina, but it's a truth presented didactically, without eloquence, vitality, or a mordant glimmer of spirit. Read more

Rick Groen, Globe and Mail: Look closely and you'll find something not often present in your average art-house flick -- a hint, intense and unsettling, of art itself. Read more

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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: By its end we are glad to see the last of most of its characters, but we will not quickly forget them. Read more

Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star: A strikingly well-directed, relentlessly dreary debut feature from Argentine director Lucrecia Martel. Read more

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Amy Taubin, Village Voice: A debut feature that's assured in every aspect. Read more