David Stratton

"Just as other great filmmakers have in the past explored similar themes time and again, so Angelopoulos has evolved and come up with one of his most lucid and emotional journeys"  

"It is at first daunting but ultimately awesomely impressive and beautiful."

"A wonderfully acted, acutely observed psychological drama."

"Vatel, a no-expense-spared costumer, is further proof that all the money and technical expertise in the world are no substitutes for a good screenplay and creative direction"

"A visually lush and very Westernized vision of life in a remote Chinese village in the early 1970s"

"A deliciously sexy and hedonistic comedy of morals and manners, filmed amid some of Australia's most spectacular scenery"  

"'A Life in Pictures' is a useful starting point for anyone wanting to know more about one of the cinema’s most significant talents."  

"Fails on almost every level…the film only succeeds in trivializing this shameful era"  

"This intelligent, engaging indie sets out to find a few answers and in the process introduces a clutch of interesting, very human characters"