Baltimore Sun by Chris Kaltenbach
There's a ton of joy in The Legend of 1900 -- but it's laid on so thick that one ends up more numbed than stirred, overcome by one too many Hallmark moments.
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Italy · 1998
Rated R · 2h 50m
Director Giuseppe Tornatore
Starring Tim Roth, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Mélanie Thierry, Bill Nunn
Genre Drama, Music, Romance
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The delightful, emotional tale of a genius pianist who was found as a child by a crew member on an ocean liner has lived his whole life refusing to step off the vessel he calls home. 1900's life is a happy one, as he plays piano in the ship's band and learns about life on shore from the passengers he meets. But when love and opportunity step aboard, 1900 is forced to decide whether he should leave the ocean liner that has been his whole world.
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Baltimore Sun by Chris Kaltenbach
There's a ton of joy in The Legend of 1900 -- but it's laid on so thick that one ends up more numbed than stirred, overcome by one too many Hallmark moments.
A muddled fantasy revolving around a really good cruise ship piano player, doesn''t live up to its title.
San Francisco Chronicle by Edward Guthmann
The schmaltz is relentless in The Legend of 1900, the newest film from "Cinema Paradiso'' director Giuseppe Tornatore. It comes in waves, it leeches onto every surface and it turns decent actors into sticky-sweet fuzzballs.
San Francisco Examiner by G. Allen Johnson
What could have been an insightful, irresistible movie is instead a simple, self-contained fable, pleasing to look at but meaningless
New York Daily News by Jack Mathews
It doesn't strike a single note of authentic emotion.
Dallas Observer by Jean Oppenheimer
On one level it is highly intimate, yet it is also universal, a modern metaphor for the human condition and the precariousness of life itself.
Los Angeles Times by Kevin Thomas
Tantalizingly structured to intrigue us right from the start.
Charlotte Observer by Lawrence Toppman
Foggy allegories and misty metaphors.
Chicago Reader by Lisa Alspector
A painstakingly crafted nonrealist story, which doesn't seem to imply anything beyond what it depicts.
Austin Chronicle by Marjorie Baumgarten
A sumptuous ride with breathtaking scenes and a soaring musical score.
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