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Dream of Light
82
Metascore
9 reviews · Provided by
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100
Christian Science Monitor
David Sterritt
Christian Science Monitor
David Sterritt
Visually ravishing -- an exquisite movie.
100
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sean Axmaker
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sean Axmaker
It's a rich work, lush and lovely and bustling with activity but paced at a contemplative stroll, like a time lapse recording in first gear.
100
New York Daily News
Jami Bernard
New York Daily News
Jami Bernard
Gorgeous, fascinating and surprisingly suspenseful.
91
Mr. Showbiz
Michael Atkinson
Mr. Showbiz
Michael Atkinson
For the discouraged filmgoer, Erice's tone poem will be a ray of hope itself.
90
The New York Times
Janet Maslin
The New York Times
Janet Maslin
The purity and breadth of this meticulous study are all the more gratifying in view of its unprepossessing style.
80
TV Guide Magazine
Ken Fox
TV Guide Magazine
Ken Fox
An enthusiastic recommendation.
80
Village Voice
J. Hoberman
Village Voice
J. Hoberman
More analytical than contemplative, never less than straightforward, Dream of Light makes no showy bid for the sublime.
70
Chicago Reader
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Like the painter, it's painstakingly serious about what it's up to.
38
New York Post
Hannah Brown
New York Post
Hannah Brown
To paraphrase that old quip about slow-paced art films, it literally is watching paint dry.
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