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Salon by Andrew O'Hehir
Requiem, the new film from German director Hans-Christian Schmid, is absolutely astonishing. See it if you possibly can.
Requiem
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- Germany
- 2006
- · 92m
Director
Hans-Christian Schmid
Cast
Sandra Hüller,
Burghart Klaußner,
Imogen Kogge,
Friederike Adolph,
Anna Blomeier,
Nicholas Reinke
Genre
Drama,
Horror
Michaela, an epileptic young woman, goes to university to study Education. When she stops taking her medications, she begins hearing voices that tell her to avoid religion and religious objects despite her Roman Catholic upbringing. When an older priest denies she is being possessed by demons, a younger priest arranges an exorcism.
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Entertainment Weekly by Owen Gleiberman
Requiem is drawn from an incident that was also the basis for last year's demon-seed hit, "The Exorcism of Emily Rose."
90
Variety by Eddie Cockrell
Stunningly played story of faith vs. family.
88
TV Guide Magazine by Ken Fox
Bogumil Godfrejow's raw cinematography and Huller's poignant, close-to-the-bone performance transform what might have been a morbid curiosity into an entirely enthralling, quietly terrifying experience.
88
Chicago Tribune by Michael Phillips
An exorcism movie for the rest of us, the gripping German drama Requiem contains not a single special effect. It doesn't need one. It has terrific actors fully invested in a casual-seeming, docudramatic brand of storytelling, notably Sandra Hueller.
80
Los Angeles Times by Kevin Thomas
In its subtlety, complexity and dexterity, Requiem is a notably original work.
80
The New York Times by Jeannette Catsoulis
Requiem is a moving study of a tortured young woman more at peace with medieval ritual than with modern medicine.
80
The Hollywood Reporter by Kirk Honeycutt
While "Exorcism" focused on a murder-trial battle between the priest and a prosecutor, Schmid's film beautifully details the behavior, events and socio-religious pressures that lead to the decision to perform such an extreme ritual.
80
Village Voice
Sandra Hüller, a young German stage actress making a harrowing feature debut, invests Michaela's terrified, possibly schizophrenic outbursts with unholy conviction.
80
Empire by Helen O'Hara
A tragic tale of teen rebellion and misplaced faith, this is a sober and sobering account of a young girl's untimely end, made enthralling by great performances and restrained direction.
80
Village Voice by Jim Ridley
Sandra Hüller, a young German stage actress making a harrowing feature debut, invests Michaela's terrified, possibly schizophrenic outbursts with unholy conviction.
75
New York Post by V.A. Musetto
Anybody who's ever seen a movie about exorcism knows that, in cases like this, the first thing to do is call 1-800-PRIEST, which the family does.
75
The A.V. Club by Scott Tobias
Though its heroine's mysterious seizures and blackouts are terrifying in the way they undermine her quest for self-determination, Requiem isn't a horror movie so much as a thwarted coming-of-age story, like "Carrie" without the bloody reckoning.
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