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The New York Times by Andy Webster
In Antonio Banderas, Mr. Hudson has a winning de Sautuola of personal modesty, scientific integrity and paternal warmth.
Finding Altamira (Altamira)
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- United Kingdom,
- France,
- Spain
- 2016
- · 97m
Director
Hugh Hudson
Cast
Antonio Banderas,
Golshifteh Farahani,
Rupert Everett,
Pierre Niney,
Henry Goodman,
Tristán Ulloa
Genre
Drama,
History
The year is 1879. Archaeologist Marcelino and his nine-year old daughter Maria have made a groundbreaking discovery in the Cave of Altamira: prehistoric cave paintings dating back to the Paleolithic period. They soon find themselves at odds with the scientific and religious leaders of Spain, who denounce their incredible findings.
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Village Voice by Sherilyn Connelly
Hugh Hudson's Finding Altamira is a rote but engaging historical drama about the eternal debate between truth and mythology.
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The Globe and Mail (Toronto) by Brad Wheeler
Directed by veteran "Chariots of Fire" filmmaker Hugh Hudson, the semi-compelling Finding Altamira is let down by ordinary acting, way too many scholarly adages and a perplexing level of inaction.
50
Variety by Joe Leydon
[Banderas] acquits himself admirably with his restrained yet subtly detailed portrayal of an intelligent man subjected to the stings of intolerant attitudes and professional jealousies.
50
Los Angeles Times by Gary Goldstein
Although the script by Olivia Hetreed and José Luis López-Linares traffics in vital ideas and still-timely assertions (“We shouldn’t try to fit facts into a set of beliefs!”), a looser, less self-important approach would have helped.
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