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Brazil, France · 2004
1h 38m
Director Marcos Bernstein
Starring Fernanda Montenegro, Raul Cortez, Laura Cardoso, Luiz Carlos Persy
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Regina, a lonely 65 year old who works on the neighborhood watch for the police in Copacabana, believes to have witnessed a murder in the building across the street, and ends up getting involved with the suspect in a potentially dangerous chain of events that will force her to take stock of her life.
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Co-writer and first-time director Marcos Bernstein (who also co-scripted the Montenegro-starring Central Station) drowns the film in anesthetizing atmospherics and hot Brazilian bodies, blunting the energy of his septuagenarian star's performance.
Christian Science Monitor by David Sterritt
An absorbing new spin on the ingenious "Rear Window" concept, with poignant comments on aging in modern society.
The Hollywood Reporter by Frank Scheck
A diverting blend of "Rear Window"-style suspense and autumnal romance. While the film is ultimately unable to fully succeed on either front, it offers many pleasures along the way.
New York Daily News by Jack Mathews
Bernstein blunts the inherent tension by zipping everything along at the pace of a snail with a sore foot. Still, Montenegro does wonders in her long silences, and makes her love scene with the eager 72-year-old Cortez look like a hookup at Club Med.
This poky and indifferently plotted film isn't much of mystery.
Montenegro's performance is typically multifaceted, displaying keen wit and a thick streak of self-doubt.
A lopsided effort which is part-thriller, part-social commentary, and totally forgettable.
New York Post by Russell Scott Smith
A mystery that isn't suspenseful so much as realistic, in which the detective's motivation is understandable and the story moves the way life does, instead of as a thrill ride.
The New York Times by Stephen Holden
Ms. Montenegro's rough-hewn integrity is the one quality that ennobles The Other Side of the Street, an otherwise confused mixture of cat-and-mouse thriller and sentimental old folks' love story that is well below the level of "Central Station."
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