Variety by Manuel Betancourt
Slow reveals itself to be quite a tender portrait of love and companionship, of what our bodies yearn and want in others, and how we could do well to upend the stories we tell each other about living and loving another.
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Director
Marija Kavtaradzė
Cast
Greta Grinevičiūtė,
Kęstutis Cicėnas,
Pijus Ganusauskas,
Laima Akstinaitė,
Vaiva Zymantaite,
Mantas Barvicius
Genre
Drama,
Romance
Dancer Elena and sign language interpreter Dovydas are drawn to each other, but their relationship navigates conflicting needs—Elena is sensual, while Dovydas is asexual. In "Slow," director Marija Kavtaradze skillfully explores non-typical sexualities with sensitivity, humor, and a refreshingly light touch.
Variety by Manuel Betancourt
Slow reveals itself to be quite a tender portrait of love and companionship, of what our bodies yearn and want in others, and how we could do well to upend the stories we tell each other about living and loving another.
RogerEbert.com by Peter Sobczynski
Instead of piling on contrivances and cheap psychology to move the story along, Kavtaradze keeps "Slow" situated in a refreshingly human level, respecting the intelligence of her characters and the audience.
Slant Magazine by Derek Smith
Slow steadfastly remains a character-driven piece, homing in on the intricacies of its protagonists’ psychologies and engaging with their subtle emotional shifts as they become more intimate with one another.
Screen Daily by Wendy Ide
Slow is a supremely confident piece of filmmaking that negotiates the tricky terrain of non-typical sexualities with sensitivity, humour and a refreshing lightness of touch.
Chicago Tribune by Michael Phillips
I took the film not as any sort of design for living, or facile explanation of anything, but as a design for communicating — honestly, humanely, painfully, sometimes — for the good of whatever relationships yours happen to be.
The Guardian by Rebecca Liu
Elena and Dovydas’s relationship unfolds at a gentle, unhurried pace, their growing attraction indicated by small details – coy glances, long, loaded pauses between conversation – that reward attentive viewing.
The New York Times by Beatrice Loayza
Grineviciute and Cicenas, however, give depth to a story that becomes stuck on the sorrows of the couple’s discrepancies.
IndieWire by Wilson Chapman
Cicėnas and Grineviciute are both strong actors, each conveying their character insecurities and vulnerabilities with nuance, but their chemistry together isn’t quite enough to paper over the cracks in the movie’s love story
The Film Stage by Ethan Vestby
In shying away from more specific anxieties of modern love, one can’t help but think of all the things it’s avoiding in general by pushing the onscreen relationship to more interesting places. If anything, this film should feel like a call to filmmakers to make their work less boring.
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