Christian Science Monitor by David Sterritt
Old-fashioned storytelling.
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Spain · 1998
Rated G · 2h 31m
Director José Luis Garci
Starring Fernando Fernán Gómez, Rafael Alonso, Cayetana Guillén Cuervo, Agustín González
Genre Drama
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After his son dies, an elderly man comes back to Spain from the US and hopes to find out which of his granddaughters is true, and which one is bastard.
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Christian Science Monitor by David Sterritt
Old-fashioned storytelling.
The picture's deepest strength, however, is the fire Fernán-Gómez conjures from deep within himself, as if "honor" were an extinct volcano he could will into exploding, given enough anger and time.
New York Daily News by Jack Mathews
Essentially conversations, confrontations, and an extremely pat -- and very verbal -- reconciliation.
Los Angeles Times by Kevin Thomas
A wise and beautiful film.
The New York Times by Lawrence Van Gelder
Brims with understanding of the complexities of relationships, the frailties of humankind and the possibilities of joy.
Undercut by funereal pacing and an ending that seems more than a little contrived.
Village Voice by Michael Atkinson
Not only is the dialogue endless...it's like driving behind a 15 mph geezer on a one-way street.
Chicago Tribune by Michael Wilmington
At once proudly conservative, passionately idealistic and beautifully assured.
TV Guide Magazine by Steve Simels
Veers inconsistently between sit-com jokeiness and nostril-flaring melodrama.
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