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Diane

2018

Kent Jones

Mary Kay Place, Jake Lacy, Andrea Martin, Deirdre O'Connell ...

5.8

325

Drama Diane is a widowed, altruistic septuagenarian whose life is dictated by the needs of others. She fills her days serving food to the homeless, visiting ailing friends in the last years of their lives, and, most centrally, desperately attempting to reach her drug-addicted son, despite his repeated efforts to push her away. But as these pieces of her existence begin to wither and fade, she finds herself forced to look at her own identity.

	Author	Review
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Place delivers one of the year's best performances in this shattering character study from writer-director Kent Jones in a narrative feature debut that sneaks up and floors you. (…) Rating: ★★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Jeannette Catsoulis The New York Times	"In the context of the modern multiplex, 'Diane' amounts to an act of cinematic bravery, not just in its choice of tough-sell material, but in the patience with which Jones tends it."	POS
United States	David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"Raw, real and quietly affecting (...) The resulting film feels highly personal, tender yet unsentimental."	POS
United States	David Edelstein Vulture	"Trying to forestall our loneliness is what connects us. That's not a depressing conclusion - it's the beginning of a design for living. In its mundane way, 'Diane' gives you a glimpse of the sublime."	POS
United States	Joe Morgenstern The Wall Street Journal	"The movie is populated by people we seldom see in mainstream films, so seldom that we may not remember the pleasure we've been missing."	POS
United States	David Ehrlich IndieWire	"Mary Kay Place delivers a heartbreaking performance (...) The cast imbues each scene with a gentle vibrancy"	POS
United States	Chuck Bowen Slant	"Throughout 'Diane', the actors inform Kent Jones's parred, often funny dialogue with poetic cadences (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Dan Callahan The Wrap	"A powerful directorial debut that doesn’t rely on quoting other filmmakers (...) This is a movie that notices things and people that we are trained to ignore"	POS
United States	Owen Gleiberman Variety	"Mary Kay Place is superb (...) A tender, wrenching, and beautifully made movie (...) 'Diane' is anecdotal in form, but it’s a true journey"	POS
United Kingdom	David D'Arcy Screendaily	"[A] delicate narrative debut (...) [It] takes us to intimate moments of private anguish (...) A superb turn from lead actress Place"	POS
United States	Tanner Tafelski Village Voice	"A strong work (...) 'Diane' is a haunting film about impending mortality. Its rigorous control is exemplified by its polished dialogue"	POS
United States	Christian Gallichio The Playlist	"A profoundly moving character study (...) An acute exploration of a life"	POS

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