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Screen Daily by Lisa Nesselson
As a born writer, Annie’s commentary is a time capsule of her life half a century ago but also, by extension, of fascinating changes afoot in France itself.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
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The New York Times by Manohla Dargis
Memory is also, I think, one reason we watch movies like this, which with its lapidary narration and melancholic images — with its laughing children, its difficult smiles and its ghosts — movingly pairs you with Ernaux and with the world that she has so brilliantly made.
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RogerEbert.com by Marya E. Gates
The compact documentary is ultimately more an exercise for the filmmakers than it is a truly rewarding cinematic experience for the audience.
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The Film Stage by Michael Frank
The film plays as one extended memory—sometimes more bitter, sometimes more sweet, always a combination of both.