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Variety by Peter Debruge
Brazilian director Gustavo Pizzi crafts a warm and wonderfully universal love story that comes across surprisingly unconventional for something so familiar.
Loveling (Benzinho)
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- Brazil,
- Uruguay,
- Germany
- 2018
- · 95m
Director
Gustavo Pizzi
Cast
Karine Teles,
Otávio Müller,
Adriana Esteves,
César Troncoso,
Mateus Solano,
Camilo Pellegrini
Genre
Drama
On the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, Irene and Klaus live happily with their four children. One of their sons, Fernando, has had a very successful handball season, and, one day, he announces that he wishes to accept an offer to play the sport in Germany. Caught off guard, Irene has only a few days to overcome her anxiety and renew her strength before sending her eldest son out into the world.
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The Hollywood Reporter by Sheri Linden
Loveling wisely avoids easy answers, and its deft mix of humor and melancholy never falters.
82
TheWrap by Sam Fragoso
The film is not alienating; it does not obfuscate its intentions. Pizzi knew what he wanted to make, and what he has made is a touching yarn about the pangs of familial maturation.
70
Screen Daily by Fionnuala Halligan
Loveling relies on the charm of its chaotic central family (an overweight son who insists on carrying a giant tuba around with him, for example) and the warmth of Teles to seduce and dazzle audiences into submission.
70
Screen International by Fionnuala Halligan
Loveling relies on the charm of its chaotic central family (an overweight son who insists on carrying a giant tuba around with him, for example) and the warmth of Teles to seduce and dazzle audiences into submission.
67
The Playlist by Gary Garrison
Loveling is often awkwardly paced and unintentionally directionless, which hampers some of the tension of the most important scenes. Which is a shame, because Teles as Irene is phenomenal and some of her finest moments feel squandered.
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