Tony Takitani 2005

Critics score:
89 / 100

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Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times: Like a cultivated orchid, the delicate product of careful attention and an appreciation for fleeting beauty. Read more

Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune: It's a film for specialized tastes, quiet, delicate. But it suits those tastes beautifully. Read more

Neva Chonin, San Francisco Chronicle: Whether you view it as a metaphor for a country or a singular study of the human condition, Tony Takitani explores the borders between solitude and loneliness, hunger and consumption, memory and loss. Read more

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Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: This is a wisp of a film that despite its simplicity is hardly slight. Read more

Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: Tony Takitani is an exquisite film, as elegant and precise as an impeccably cut diamond. Read more

Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle: Though it falters as a narrative, Tony Takitani sticks in the mind with its poetic contemplativeness. Read more

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: It's a quiet dream of a movie, a vision of loneliness giving way to love, then to loneliness again; it's like Vertigo remade in a sedately haunted style of Japanese lyricism. Read more

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Ella Taylor, L.A. Weekly: This gossamer work is one of the loveliest examples of minimalist cinema I've seen in a long time. Read more

Jan Stuart, Newsday: A haunting and exquisitely composed ode to the cellblocks that people build for themselves: prisons of loneliness and dependency, routine and material substitutes. Read more

Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: A quietly simple fable that hits you hardest after it's over. Read more

Manohla Dargis, New York Times: A delicate wisp of a film with a surprisingly sharp sting. Read more

Andrew Sarris, New York Observer: A gentle breeze of absurdism floats through this lyrically understated story. Its sadness is little short of magical. Read more

Kristin Tillotson, Minneapolis Star Tribune: An ethereal modern fable without a moral, Tony Takatani seeps into the soul and lingers. For filmgoers in search of a quietly absorbing escape, it might be the perfect holiday-movie antidote. Read more

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Derek Elley, Variety: A refined, delicately poetic reverie on loss and memory. Read more

Dennis Lim, Village Voice: Tony Takitani conveys a powerfully tangible sense of loss and loneliness. In both concrete and existential terms, it's a film that dwells on what the dead leave behind and how the living carry on. Read more

Teresa Wiltz, Washington Post: It's a marvelously moody meditation, beautiful to look at and beautiful to ponder as the camera slowly pans from one scene to the next, framing life as still life. Read more