Review of Archipelago (2016) by Peter Y — 10 Jun 2012

Very pretty, thoughtful. Not exactly cheerful.

This review of Archipelago (2016) was written by Peter Y on 10 Jun 2012.

Archipelago has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Timothy S (725) on 08 Dec 2014

As much as a downbeat comedy of bourgeois mores, Archipelago is a sort of claustrophobic horror story, set in a place of no easy escape as…

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By Rob L (734) on 07 Sep 2011

Many of the reviews of this film have decsribed it as a masterful depiction of a middle class family at deep unease with itself, but the plummy…

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By Dan E (315) on 06 Jul 2014

Joanna Hogg's dole-drum blah movie style gets old fast. It's a guessing game trying to figure out the point of the film and WTF is going on…

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By Abraham C (29) on 20 Mar 2011

Enough elephants in the room to fill a zoo. Quintesentially British…

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By Paolo R (90) on 24 Mar 2011

The discreet despair of the bourgeoisie - the banality and obsessions of the English middle-classes writ large, this is all about what is not…

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By Peter A (501) on 20 Mar 2011

Using the limitations of fixed lens, no pans and long frame holds are perfectly suited to inform and reveal the tensions that come to the surface…

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By Nick Deigman (49) for Fan The Fire (489) on 07 Dec 2010

Joanna Hogg is the shining light of the UK Film Industry…

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By Derek Malcolm (772) for London Evening Standard (2,015) on 04 Mar 2011

Hogg, though a fine film-maker, doesn't always prevent us feeling that these people are not worth worrying about…

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By Philip French (1,151) for Guardian (4,584) on 07 Mar 2011

Archipelago is a subtle film of sensed absences…

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By Alda D (16) on 17 Sep 2011

Inacreditavelmente aborrecido, nada acontece durante quase duas horas, mas as paisagens são realmente deslumbrantes - dava um bom documentário…

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