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By Eric Kohn (1,203) for indieWire (3,631) on 13 Apr 2013

While visually scrumptious, the movie struggles to reach a greater profundity that it never quite obtains, but its childlike emulation of a…

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By Nathan Southern (20) for TV Guide (1,527) on 13 Apr 2013

On a scene-by-scene basis, much of Chicken With Plums delivers satisfactorily, but it adds up to much less than the sum of its many parts…

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By Oliver Lyttelton (141) for The Playlist (3,871) on 13 Apr 2013

There are pleasures to be found in Chicken with Plums to be certain, but we'd hope for something a little more satisfying next time out from…

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By Eric Melin (822) for Scene-Stealers.com (667) on 11 Mar 2013

an admirable trip down the rabbit hole of a lonely man's mind and inspiration, but it loses its way about halfway through the movie and…

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By Michael M (3,845) on 06 Feb 2013

Inventive technique and sweet story in a macabre arc. Strikingly poetic camera work and dense detailed settings…

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By Omar A (385) on 03 Feb 2013

Muy linda película, triste pero muy bien narrada y editada. Tiene algunas partes muy divertidas. Pochocleros abstenerse…

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By Jordi T (164) on 19 Jan 2013

Such a huge disillusion! After Persepolis I was expecting a lot, but this movie does not live to the fame of Marjane Satrapi…

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By Todd Jorgenson (1,852) for Cinemalogue (704) on 14 Jan 2013

uneven blend of whimsy and surrealism that's visually compelling but narratively flat…

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By Mira B (31) on 13 Jan 2013

Sad sad story, but beautifully told. With lots of colours and sparks…

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By Mikael K (415) on 15 Nov 2012

2007 saw a remarkable event in the world of cinema, when Marjane Satrapi teamed up with Vincent Paronnaud to make an animated adaptation of…

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By Greg S (1,081) on 14 Nov 2012

In 1940s Tehran, a master musician decides to go to bed to die after his beloved violin breaks and he can't find a replacement; his life story…

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By Sean P. Means (2,056) for Salt Lake Tribune (1,927) on 11 Oct 2012

[Amalric] anchors Satrapi and Paronnaud's magical visual range and an emotional journey that zips from ecstasy to tragedy and back again…

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By Rain R (14) on 10 Oct 2012

Very quirky intelligent film. Enough stories to make 100 Hollywood films. Well, maybe 10 or so…

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By Wendy C (172) on 06 Oct 2012

This was one of the best films of the year.â??I highly recommend it…

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By John Hartl (735) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 03 Oct 2012

This dreamy, visually inventive Iranian drama functions on so many levels of reality and obsession that it almost ceases to entertain…

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By Sam Adams (514) for Philadelphia City Paper (235) on 27 Sep 2012

A crushing disappointment by almost any standard, Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Parronaud's followup to the delightful Persepolis is a bad idea…

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By Kelsey M (136) on 26 Sep 2012

Excellent story with strong acting and fun mixed well with tears…

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By Tuomas R (342) on 26 Sep 2012

Vincent Paronnaud & Marjane Satrapi parivaljakon uutuus on yhtä visuaalisesti raikas ja vaivattomasti etenenä aikuisten draamakomedia kuin…

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By Leena L (663) on 25 Sep 2012

I always say a film can not be a good film if it is an animated one. Or has animation mixed with regular people and actions…

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By Sonia M (30) on 22 Sep 2012

Nice for a change from the usual stuff ( I guess I am not too much of a cinema critic..)…

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