The Hollywood Reporter
Here and There deserves all the attention it can get for its limited release. Beautifully executed, the semi-autobiographical film is set between the director's adopted New York and his native Belgrade, Serbia.
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Director
Darko Lungulov
Cast
David Thornton,
Branislav Trifunović,
Cyndi Lauper,
Mirjana Karanović,
Jelena Mrđa,
Antone Pagán
Genre
Comedy,
Drama,
Romance
Robert, a jaded middle-aged New Yorker, goes to Serbia to make quick cash by marrying someone for U.S. immigration papers, but the plan goes awry when the promised cash never arrives. At the same time, a young Serbian immigrant, Branko, desperately tries to bring his girlfriend from Serbia to USA.
The Hollywood Reporter
Here and There deserves all the attention it can get for its limited release. Beautifully executed, the semi-autobiographical film is set between the director's adopted New York and his native Belgrade, Serbia.
Los Angeles Times by Kevin Thomas
A wisp of a wry comedy but Lungulov's touch is delicate, even piercingly so, and his direction of actors, especially Thornton and Karanovic, is beautifully nuanced.
Village Voice
There's pleasure in watching the conceit unfold, which is sweetened by an unexpectedly poignant payoff.
Variety by Ronnie Scheib
Slight, extremely likable picture, a sly variant on recent immigrant movies like "The Visitor" and "Goodbye Solo."
Village Voice by Eric Hynes
There's pleasure in watching the conceit unfold, which is sweetened by an unexpectedly poignant payoff.
The Hollywood Reporter by Natasha Senjanovic
Here and There deserves all the attention it can get for its limited release. Beautifully executed, the semi-autobiographical film is set between the director's adopted New York and his native Belgrade, Serbia.
NPR by Mark Jenkins
Here and There has been compared to such Jim Jarmusch films as "Stranger Than Paradise," and "Lungulov" does emulate Jarmusch's deliberate pace, minimal dialogue, deadpan humor and strong sense of place. In fact, Belgrade is the movie's most compelling character, its tattered charm underscored by back-street New York locations that oddly evoke Eastern Europe.
New York Post by V.A. Musetto
Borderline clichéd, and it makes getting a US visa seem way too easy. But I can think of much worse ways to spend an hour and a half than watching this absurdist comedy.
Time Out by David Fear
The big question isn’t whether middle-aged romance will bloom, but rather, how much sub-Jarmusch deadpan humor and pathos can you take?
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