100
Philadelphia Inquirer by Desmond Ryan
Undeniable asset of an A list cast.
The Last September
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- France,
- United Kingdom,
- Ireland
- 2000
- · 103m
Director
Deborah Warner
Cast
Michael Gambon,
Maggie Smith,
Keeley Hawes,
David Tennant,
Richard Roxburgh
Genre
Drama,
Romance
Based on the 1929 novel, this elegant, perfectly-cast social drama follows an Anglo-Irish estate during the Irish War of Independence. As a variety of characters in the estate, both young and old, grapple with or deny imminent social change, an unexpected guest and a new romance challenge the household's fragile peace.
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100
Boston Globe by Jay Carr
A gorgeous autumnal period piece that catches a vanishing proprietary class on the eve of its extinction in Ireland in 1920.
90
Variety by Todd McCarthy
Like hard-edged "Masterpiece Theater."
90
Dallas Observer by Bill Gallo
Impeccably acted by a fine ensemble cast, it's a sheer pleasure to behold.
90
Los Angeles Times by Kevin Thomas
A luminous, piercing film from the Elizabeth Bowen novel, richly evokes a world of privilege on the verge of disintegration.
90
L.A. Weekly by Chuck Wilson
This is one of those rare times when a credit-heavy gathering of top film talents actually manages to produce a work of art.
88
Chicago Tribune by John Petrakis
One of those rare movies that manages to maintain the hushed intensity and claustrophobic anxiety that is normally associated with theater or prose.
83
Entertainment Weekly by Lisa Schwarzbaum
There's something Slavic about Warner's storytelling.
80
Film.com by Peter Brunette
A Melancholy Delight. Its pacing will undoubtedly seem too deliberate to some, but I found first-time director Deborah Warner's The Last September a delight from beginning to end.
75
Miami Herald by Curtis Morgan
Sad confusions and emotional disconnections are what the story is all about.
75
Christian Science Monitor by David Sterritt
The movie doesn't have much more get-up-and-go than the characters, but solid performances and richly textured camera work keep it involving most of the way through.
70
Chicago Reader by Lisa Alspector
This gorgeous expressionist drama makes the comparisons so effectively at the outset that by the end they seem belabored.
70
Village Voice by Leslie Camhi
The film's pathos lies not with people who have justice on their side, but with those who don't know where they belong.
50
TV Guide Magazine by Steve Simels
There's a certain built-in poignance to the end-of-an-era proceedings here, regardless of how frostily they're dramatized.
50
New York Post by Lou Lumenick
Overall, The Last September is a real snooze.
50
New York Daily News by Jack Mathews
Saga too arty for own good.
50
Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert
I'm not sure the movie should have pumped up the melodrama to get us more interested, but something might have helped.
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