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Beanpole

Dylda

2019

Kantemir Balagov

Viktoria Miroshnichenko, Vasilisa Perelygina, Konstantin Balakirev, Andrey Bykov ...

6.4

1,375

Drama 1945, Leningrad. World War II has devastated the city, demolishing its buildings and leaving its citizens in tatters, physically and mentally. Although the siege - one of the worst in history - is finally over, life and death continue their battle in the wreckage that remains. Two young women, Iya and Masha, search for meaning and hope in the struggle to rebuild their lives amongst the ruins.

	Author	Review
United States	Todd McCarthy The Hollywood Reporter	"A somber, disturbing look at women survivors of the siege of Leningrad (...) I’s a demanding sit, a film both rigorous and indulgent, rewarding and aggravating"	POS
United States	Jessica Kiang Variety	"'Beanpole' is incredibly bleak, but crafted with such care that it’s also deeply compelling. Events so disturbing that you long to look away are presented in images so striking that you cannot."	POS
United States	David Ehrlich IndieWire	"Extraordinary performances and "Roma"-level production design elevate a brutal yet tender story of two women in post-war Leningrad."	POS
United States	Ben Kenigsberg rogerebert.com	"[It] is dense and allusive enough that I suspect it will look even richer viewed outside of as frenzied a context as Cannes. But Balagov's skill as a filmmaker (...) is beyond doubt."	POS
United States	Manohla Dargis The New York Times	"A brilliantly told, deeply moving story about love (...) Instead of recycling platitudes about men and the righteousness of violence, this movie tells a tough, unsparing story about war trauma"	POS
United Kingdom	Jonathan Romney Screendaily	"The traumatic wounds of war are vividly, sometimes painfully evoked (...) although dramatic contrivance and occasional emotional overstatement dilute the effect of this work"	NEU
United States	Justin Chang Los Angeles Times	"The brilliance of 'Beanpole' is that it begins as the story of a collective horror, then becomes utterly, fascinatingly specific"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Balagov is a fiercely individual and quite staggeringly accomplished talent (...) Moving, disturbing, overwhelming.(…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	David Fear Rolling Stone	"This brutal and brilliant period piece accomplishes several things all at once (...) It’s a dual character study (...) It’s a melodrama (...) It’s a demonstration of directorial chops (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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