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Fiona Tan’s comprehensive project discriminates against no particular era or pedigree of imagery.
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The Hollywood Reporter by Frank Scheck
Ascent sometimes lives up to its title by proving a slog, not fully earning its feature-length running time. But the film nonetheless exerts fascination with its haunting imagery.
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The New York Times by Glenn Kenny
Ultimately, Ascent is a genuinely poetic portrait of a place, and various people’s relation to it.
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Village Voice by Serena Donadoni
In Fiona Tan’s glorious ode to a Japanese volcano, Mount Fuji is both geological marvel and malleable symbol, its solidity and grandeur inspiring conquest and contemplation.