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By T'cha Dunlevy (129) for Montreal Gazette (210) on 08 Dec 2016

Sônia Braga [gives] a magical, career-redefining performance…

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By Rafael Paz (51) for Butaca Ancha (324) on 30 Nov 2016

A film that has a protagonist whose life is like a symphony hoping to share its beauty based on patience, and has much to teach to those who…

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By Peg Aloi (89) for Arts Fuse (166) on 30 Nov 2016

Braga is a joy to watch in this naturalistic, intimate film…

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By Robert Horton (590) for Seattle Weekly (293) on 11 Nov 2016

Frank in its ambition to explore The Way We Live Today, but also mysterious and elusive. I've seen few films this year more fascinating…

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By Daniel Barnes (335) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 10 Nov 2016

Braga steals the show, but the filmmaking is quietly brilliant…

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By Soren Andersen (496) for The Seattle Times (964) on 08 Nov 2016

At 2½ hours, Aquarius is about a half-hour too long for the story it tells, yet it feels like a privilege to be in the presence of such a…

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By Soren Anderson (264) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 08 Nov 2016

Aquarius is about a half-hour too long for the story it tells, yet it feels like a privilege to be in the presence of such a powerful character…

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By Sean P. Means (2,056) for Salt Lake Tribune (1,927) on 03 Nov 2016

Braga gives the viewers many opportunities to smile…

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By Todd Jorgenson (1,852) for Cinemalogue.com (1,236) on 27 Oct 2016

Sonia Braga's wonderful portrayal of an aging Brazilian matriarch drives this deliberately paced character study…

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By Tom Long (1,693) for Detroit News (2,682) on 27 Oct 2016

This isn't a movie about a situation; it's a movie about a fully formed, red-blooded character dealing with a situation while also dealing…

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By Maryann Johanson (2,701) for Flick Filosopher (2,694) on 27 Oct 2016

A slow-burn battle between a woman and the developers trying to drive her from her home is a melancholy meditation on aging, memory, and family…

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By Jeffrey Edalatpour (80) for SF Weekly (560) on 26 Oct 2016

The battle for this property comes to represent a rapidly modernizing Brazil, but Filho is just as interested in Clara's unconscious desires…

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By David Lewis (299) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 26 Oct 2016

Aquarius has a lot of things on its mind, and sometimes the plot machinations in the last third seem a tad heavy-handed, almost as if they’re…

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By Colin Covert (1,936) for Minneapolis Star Tribune (2,416) on 26 Oct 2016

In an era when movies about and for older viewers tend to be insipid comedies, this is a welcome change of pace…

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By Richard Brody (868) for New Yorker (1,403) on 23 Oct 2016

Despite Sonia Braga's fierce performance as a woman of unbreakable determination and proud refinement, this drama by the Brazilian director…

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By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 21 Oct 2016

This is first and foremost Sonia Braga's film as we follow her everyday existence with her extended family and even more extended circle of friends…

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By Mark Dujsik (2,093) for Mark Reviews Movies (2,037) on 20 Oct 2016

[A] thoughtful and revealing study of this woman's battles…

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By Ty Burr (2,612) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 19 Oct 2016

Braga has hardly stopped working since, on either continent, but Aquarius is a comeback, a homecoming, and a character film in which both the…

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By Ann Hornaday (1,919) for Washington Post (9,851) on 19 Oct 2016

Right up to its somewhat perfunctory but sneakily satisfying conclusion, Aquarius makes a compelling case for looking up from our ubiquitous…

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By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 19 Oct 2016

Braga isn't quite the whole show in Aquarius, but she's certainly a lot of it…

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