67
There's something admirable to this austerity and the way it insists viewers start by engaging with Kiefer's large-scale constructions, wordless explorations of which bookend the film.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
80
If you're willing to take this voyage with Fiennes into the psychic landscape and working life of one of the world's greatest contemporary artists, it's a trip you'll never forget.
80
Boxoffice Magazine by Barbara Goslawski
Fiennes' technique is extraordinary in its simplicity, balancing a literal prowl throughout his immense sculptural environs with a respectful observational distance.
60
An intriguing and compelling documentary that provides insight into Kiefer's artwork.
50
Slant Magazine by Diego Semerene
The extreme largesse of Anselm Kiefer's project, his radical certainties and devotion, all call for a more intrusive probing.
60
Breathtaking imagery competes with a scary lack of human interest in this hypnotic, potentially alienating documentary.
60
The New York Times by Manohla Dargis
The camera movements are graceful, almost ethereal, yet the objects themselves - with their impastos of organic and inorganic materials, their metaphoric resonances, historical allusions and intimations of war - feel unmistakably weighty.
60
Village Voice by Melissa Anderson
In equal parts mesmerizing and disorienting, Over Your Cities (the title comes from the biblical story of Lilith) plunges viewers into the earth, wind, and fire of Kiefer's massive-scale projects.
60
A documentary that focuses rigorously on process and atmosphere at the expense of context and engagement.
75
A daunting work that will please movie lovers willing to invest their time and intellect. Now I look forward to Fiennes' next project, a feature about Grace Jones.