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Washington Post by Desson Thomson

Its long-winded denouement, in which Grazia runs away rather than be sent to an institution, doesn't bring the story full circle. It just extends it.

L.A. Weekly by Ella Taylor

The movie's pleasures draw on old-fashioned Italian neo-realist simplicity.

The A.V. Club by Keith Phipps

The film's generous spirit, disarming mixture of beauty and brutality, and gentle, insistent sweep make it easy to surrender to it anyway.

Entertainment Weekly by Lisa Schwarzbaum

For all Golino's comeliness, she's upstaged by the windy beauty of the landscape, and by Crialese's attention -- in an Italian neorealist way -- to the routines of daily life in an insular, traditional culture.

Portland Oregonian by Marc Mohan

The authenticity of its setting and its actors make this effort worth a look.

San Francisco Chronicle by Mick LaSalle

On its own terms, the movie succeeds. Like a fable, its meanings are unspecific but haunting.

Film Threat by Rich Cline

As a whole, the film is perhaps a bit too gentle and meandering, but it's jammed full of superb moments.

The New York Times by Stephen Holden

Not since "Y Tu Mamá También" has a movie so palpably captured the down-to-earth, flesh-and-blood reality of high-spirited people living their lives without self-consciousness.

Washington Post by Stephen Hunter

It's slight but in a haunting way, like a half-remembered dream.

New York Post by V.A. Musetto

Has a sexy cast and is gorgeous to watch -- but it takes more than that to make a movie worth seeking out.