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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 Tvjerry (1,783) on 23 Oct 2016

This is a showcase for Sonia Braga. She plays a widow who staunchly goes thru life with family and friends (and some flashbacks)…

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By Samantha H (473) on 21 Oct 2016

Um filme pode não ser só um filme. Pode ser uma revolução. Um incômodo profundo. Pode ser uma força motora. Este filme é tudo isto…

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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 Dudlei (6) on 20 Oct 2016

Aquarius is one of those masterpieces that, weeks after you have seen the movie, still haunts you…

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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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By Gfactor (6) on 19 Oct 2016

Infelizmente um dos melhores filmes do ano que será injustiçado e não concorrerá ao Oscar por motivos políticos, muito triste…

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By Ryan B (2,114) on 18 Oct 2016

A brilliantly studied character piece about an aging Brazilian widow, Aquarius creates a rich environment populated by complex supporting characters…

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By Ron Wilkinson (582) for It's Just Movies (121) on 18 Oct 2016

A tender and moving dialogue about values that we can keep and things that we cannot…

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By Jason A (950) on 16 Oct 2016

For all its strengths, it lacks a proper narrative and the ending is unsatisfying…

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By Alexdamaceno (1) on 16 Oct 2016

Here in Brazil we're used to separate movies from Brazilian movies - because of our ongoing struggle with low quality productions and all its…

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