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By David Sims (534) for The Atlantic (1,046) on 02 Feb 2018

A Fantastic Woman, nominated in the Best Foreign Language Film category at this year’s Academy Awards, is a tremendous portrait of grief…

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By Annlee Ellingson (847) for L.A. Biz (397) on 02 Feb 2018

A Fantastic Woman demands empathy for a very private woman whose most intimate experiences -- physical and emotional -- are very publicly exposed…

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By Joe Morgenstern (2,395) for Wall Street Journal (3,071) on 01 Feb 2018

Beyond the looking and seeing, this extraordinary film wants us to feel the coherence of Marina’s life…

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By Josh Bell (1,421) for Film Racket (579) on 01 Feb 2018

Even when Lelio's treatment of Marina's situation can be clumsy, Vega's powerful performance adds authenticity and empathy…

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By Sam Adams (514) for Slate (2,081) on 01 Feb 2018

Focusing the camera on Vega, an openly trans actress (apparently Chile’s first), allows A Fantastic Woman to tell a different, richer kind…

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By Peter Travers (3,602) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 01 Feb 2018

A Fantastic Woman catches a human being in the challenging and exhilarating process of inventing herself. The result is unique and unforgettable…

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By Phil De Semlyen (265) for Time Out (7,510) on 01 Feb 2018

A gripping, chastening study in what it’s like to spend your entire life behind enemy lines, A Fantastic Woman offers uplift, too – as…

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By Lindsey Bahr (430) for The Associated Press (882) on 01 Feb 2018

It’s Vega’s extraordinary performance, full of grace and depth, that keeps A Fantastic Woman in check from becoming something either too…

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By Gary M. Kramer (92) for Gay City News (145) on 01 Feb 2018

Vega is terrific in the film's larger than life moments, but she is actually best when she underplays her role…

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By Jeanne Kaplan (738) for Kaplan vs. Kaplan (1,174) on 01 Feb 2018

A Fantastic Woman is a remarkable film --- with a fantastic performance from Vega…

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By Gregory Wakeman (182) for Metro (930) on 01 Feb 2018

It's the ultimate proof of why we need to see more transgender actresses telling transgender stories, as Vega adds a beauty, poetry, and brutal…

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By Travis Hopson (923) for Punch Drunk Critics (518) on 01 Feb 2018

Sebstian Lelio's mesmerizing, humanistic, spot-on A Fantastic Woman, which heralds the arrival of trans actress Daniela Vega to the big stage…

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By April Wolfe (199) for Village Voice (8,525) on 31 Jan 2018

A Fantastic Woman shows that the obvious insults a trans person may endure will, of course, weigh on the psyche, but the death by a thousand…

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By Inkoo Kang (374) for TheWrap (3,203) on 31 Jan 2018

The best surprise in A Fantastic Woman might be how lived-in Marina’s existence feels despite the tenuousness of her housing, her romantic…

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By Bob Strauss (787) for Los Angeles Daily News (1,272) on 31 Jan 2018

[Daniela] Vega's performance could have been a little more dimensional, but her determined self-possession is as inspiring as anyone could want…

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By Philip De Semlyen (78) for Time Out (7,510) on 30 Jan 2018

A cry for compassion that marries the fierce conviction of Boys Don't Cry with the defiant self-expression of a Pedro Almodóvar drama…

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By Mike Mcgranaghan (1,821) for Aisle Seat (1,783) on 29 Jan 2018

The kind of film that could change minds and open hearts…

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By Melissa Anderson (387) for 4Columns (32) on 29 Jan 2018

A Fantastic Woman can at times seem too invested in defining Marina not by what she does but by what is done to her…

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By Christopher Gray (138) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 28 Jan 2018

Superficial when it means to be elliptical and regressive in its attempts to promote pride and tolerance, Sebastián Lelio’s film is beautiful…

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By Leah Greenblatt (734) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 26 Jan 2018

It’s heartbreaking, illuminating, and yes, fantastic, just to watch her (Marina) live…

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