Review of Sparrows Dance (2013) by Mary Beth W — 06 Sep 2013

Was intreging but hated the ending. Marin Ireland did an amazing job in this movie but it was just overall strange.

This review of Sparrows Dance (2013) was written by Mary Beth W on 06 Sep 2013.

Sparrows Dance has generally received positive reviews.

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By Stephen Saito (325) for Moveable Fest (298) on 17 Dec 2018

The real beauty of Sparrows Dance is seeing all the artifice of its movie trappings fall away, a construction that Buschel asks the audience…

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By Jared Mobarak (867) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 27 Jun 2016

Sparrows Dance unfolds like a play with its emotion projected through cadence, carefully written words, and an excitingly raw series of expressive…

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By Brandon Judell (340) for CultureCatch (133) on 02 Sep 2013

Masterful in its silences,writer/director Noah Buschel's Sparrows Dance begins almost as a tribute to Chantal Akerman's masterpiece, Jeanne…

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By Nick Schager (2,294) for The Dissolve (1,478) on 21 Aug 2013

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By Anna W (143) on 09 Sep 2013

Good movie except I didn't like the ending…

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By Brenden H (8) on 04 Oct 2013

It was in my opinion one of the best romance movies I have watched…

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By Ronnie Scheib (420) for Variety (12,700) on 21 Aug 2013

Sparks' oddball, self-deprecatory charm and Ireland's uncertainties play off each other nicely as their eclectic tastes mesh; both characters…

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By Frank Scheck (1,741) for Hollywood Reporter (2,966) on 21 Aug 2013

Marin Ireland and Paul Sparks deliver terrific performances in this charmingly quirky love story…

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By Vermi T (26) on 12 Feb 2016

Heartfelt. I was glued to the film the whole time. Great soundtrack. Appreciates not only ordinary romance but also ordinary moments…

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By Pete G (354) on 12 Oct 2013

It's one of the gems of 2013 - Marin Ireland was pretty fantastic…

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