Elza(Le bonheur d'Elza)

Slant Magazine by

Capitalizes on a vibrant tropical location and a cast of capable, but the narrative makes disconcerting leaps from the poignant to the distractingly soap-operatic.

The New York Times by Jeannette Catsoulis

Bathed in the flamingo colors and Caribbean rhythms of its location, this deeply personal debut from the writer and director Mariette Monpierre develops with a lingering attention to sensation and sound.

The Hollywood Reporter by John DeFore

Heartfelt but clumsy.

Variety by Ronnie Scheib

Suffused with buoyant, sunlit sensuality, like its free-flying heroine, Elza confounds logic while seducing the senses.