Some of you have been veritably panting in anticipation of PETITE MAMAN, the latest treasure from Céline Sciamma (PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE, GIRLHOOD). Critics are rapturous, and the film finally arrives here tomorrow. One glowing review says this: "Portrait of a Lady on Fire was Sciamma’s epic, a sweeping love story that felt like it transcended time, but Petite Maman is equally as impactful just on a much smaller scale, a conceptually daring fable..."
"There isn’t a false note or superfluous image in “Petite Maman,” which runs a just-right 72 minutes. It’s perfect." NY Times
"Poetry on screen can’t be constructed, or willed into existence. Under the right circumstances, though, it can be allowed. Ms. Sciamma, whose previous feature was the passionate and extravagant Portrait of a Lady on Fire, has created those circumstances." Wall Street Journal
"It’s a film that’s equal parts about the fragility of childhood and the tension of familial ties, and its success relies on the subtle power of Sciamma’s arresting child actors." Observer
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