Review of A Hidden Life (2019) by Donald Clarke for The Irish Times — 22 Jan 2020
Exhaustingly beautiful, serious of purpose, the film knows where it’s going and, when it gets there, it stays for a very, very long time. A Hidden Life risks inducing Stendhal syndrome with its early overload of beauty.
It risks something closer to narcolepsy in its repetitive final act. But even then, the singularity of Malick’s approach repels irritation.
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This review of A Hidden Life (2019) was written by Donald Clarke and published by The Irish Times on 22 Jan 2020.
A Hidden Life has generally received positive reviews.
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