1001 Grams(1001 gram)

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Even if 1001 Grams isn't Hamer's best, it sees the director's enjoyable style come into full form.

The New York Times by A.O. Scott

1001 Grams achieves a charming equipoise of levity and gravity, of formal rigor and soulful sentiment.

New York Post by Farran Smith Nehme

Hamer’s style is what might happen if Ulrich Seidl liked people, with immaculate balance in each shot, but the emotions in focus, as well. 1001 Grams is wise about both grief and the need for romance.

The Dissolve by Noel Murray

What saves 1001 Grams from being excruciatingly cute is that it does have a clean look and a pleasant tone, and it’s about a subject that’s both unusual and entertaining.

Christian Science Monitor by Peter Rainer

His (Hamer) new film, 1001 Grams, is almost as good as “Kitchen Stories,” with a story equally unpromising – but only in theory.

Slant Magazine by Wes Greene

In the end, Bent Hamer's view of current international relations comes to down to a treacly rendition of "Kumbaya."

Village Voice by Zachary Wigon

This portrait of an introverted soul brought out of her shell is not without its charms.