68
Metascore
13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshLos Angeles TimesKatie WalshLindon’s youth is remarkable, because her point of view on the experience of the teenage girl is so immediate. But such a confident and self-assured debut would be remarkable for a filmmaker of any age, as “Spring Blossom” is a finely wrought, sensitively felt and artistically bold work.
- 75Slant MagazineJake ColeSlant MagazineJake ColeThroughout her directorial debut, Suzanne Lindon paints a concise and truthful portrait of her protagonist’s feelings of estrangement.
- 75The Film StageChristopher SchobertThe Film StageChristopher SchobertIt takes great maturity and confidence to make a film about the emergence of a young woman’s sexuality that also dares to ask complex, provocative questions while understanding there are no simple answers. Suzanne Lindon is such a filmmaker, and her brisk, entertaining debut Spring Blossom is such a film.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerThe Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerThe fact that Lindon doesn’t judge the situation as much as she simply shows it is a sign of her intelligence as a promising young filmmaker — one who has both dared to expose herself onscreen and then dared to let the audience judge for themselves.
- 67The A.V. ClubLeila LatifThe A.V. ClubLeila LatifIn creating material so close to her lived experience, Lindon is able to avoid the common clichés of teenage stories.
- 60Time OutHuw OliverTime OutHuw OliverAt only 72 minutes, Spring Blossom whizzes by and ends a little abruptly. Some may go away unsatisfied, but others will see in Lindon an impressive young talent to be reckoned with.
- 60The GuardianSteve RoseThe GuardianSteve RoseWhere some might praise an Eric Rohmer-style lightness of touch, others might see a certain slightness. And at barely 70 minutes, this is a fleeting affair in every sense. Perhaps that’s the point.
- 58IndieWireKate ErblandIndieWireKate ErblandWhen Lindon isn’t at the mercy of her but-I’m-a-teenager ruse, Spring Blossom and its filmmaker get a chance to show off some real creative sparks, including a trio of musical numbers that offer cinematic style and emotional flair.