95
Metascore
48 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100The Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinThe Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinAssaying [Sciamma's] first period film, an exquisitely executed love story that's both formally adventurous and emotionally devastating, she sticks the landing like a UCLA gymnast in peak condition. It's so good you'll want to watch again in slow-motion immediately afterwards just to see how she does it.
- 100IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichRazor-sharp and shatteringly romantic ... as perfect a film as any to have premiered this year.
- 100The PlaylistCaroline TsaiThe PlaylistCaroline TsaiSciamma ... has a magnificent capability for elegant prose that wouldn’t feel out of place in a classic novel, the kind of dialogue that simmers long after it is spoken.
- 100The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawA superbly elegant, enigmatic drama ... I was on the edge of my seat.
- 90VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeThough this gorgeous, slow-burn lesbian romance works strongly enough on a surface level, one can hardly ignore the fact, as true then as it is now, that the world looks different when seen through a woman’s eyes.
- 80Screen DailyWendy IdeScreen DailyWendy IdeArthouse audiences will be intrigued to discover how Sciamma has channelled the fluid energy of her contemporary work into the more constrained environment of a costume drama. It won’t hurt that this is a strikingly handsome production which will be admired on a technical level.
- 80CineVueJohn BleasdaleCineVueJohn BleasdaleNot since Jane Campion’s The Piano has a costume drama presented such a gorgeous view of love from a woman’s point of view.