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By Peter Keough (994) for Boston Phoenix (1,372) on 23 Sep 2009

If the historical context for black anger is lacking, Jacobs nonetheless builds tension with excruciating effectiveness and dreamlike detachment…

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 23 Sep 2009

I awaited the closing scenes of Disgrace with a special urgency, because the story had gripped me deeply but left me with no idea how it would…

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By Lisa Schwarzbaum (1,672) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 22 Sep 2009

Newcomer Jessica Haines is transparent and heartbreaking as the prof's unorthodox daughter, a victim of violence as the old ways crumble…

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By Avi Offer (997) for NYC Movie Guru (997) on 19 Sep 2009

An unfocused and contrived drama that lacks a palpable emotional core, but John Malkovich's raw performance makes it at least marginally engaging…

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By Cole Smithey (1,865) for ColeSmithey.com (1,853) on 19 Sep 2009

Disgrace is an infuriating allegory about a sacrificial victim. Becoming a martyr never looked so pathetic…

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By Donald J. Levit (489) for ReelTalk Movie Reviews (1,771) on 18 Sep 2009

Individual or societal in thrust, 'Disgrace' is hampered by a lack of resolution and the impenetrability of motivations…

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By Bob Mondello (417) for NPR (1,713) on 17 Sep 2009

Steve Jacobs' elegantly disturbing film follows the exploits - or, more accurately, the exploitations - of 52-year-old professor David Lurie,…

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By Keith Phipps (1,177) for AV Club (2,778) on 17 Sep 2009

After a compelling opening act and some shocking late-film developments, the film feels disengaged from the action at hand and the issues raised…

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By V.a. Musetto (698) for New York Post (6,650) on 17 Sep 2009

I cannot tell a lie. I derive great satisfaction watching John Malkovich act…

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By Stephen Holden (1,707) for New York Times (5,786) on 17 Sep 2009

A faithful, compelling screen adaptation of J. M. Coetzee's Booker Prize-winning 1999 novel…

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By Harvey S. Karten (2,210) for Compuserve (1,948) on 15 Sep 2009

An absorbing and therefore entertaining piece…

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By Frederic And Mary Ann Brussat (3,072) for Spirituality and Practice (3,072) on 15 Sep 2009

A powerful and disquieting film about racism, sexism, and the hope for reconciliation in post-apartheid South Africa…

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By Joanna Langfield (398) for The Movie Minute (398) on 15 Sep 2009

Of all the people one might think of, watching this appropriately disturbing film translation of Nobel Laureate J. M…

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By Ella Taylor (978) for Village Voice (8,525) on 14 Sep 2009

Though overwrought in its early scenes, the movie quickly settles into an intelligently faithful rendering of a calling to account, whose visceral…

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By Chris Cabin (484) for Filmcritic.com (3,164) on 17 Aug 2009

A slight, crude metaphor for South Africa's shame…

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By Julie Rigg (120) for MovieTime, ABC Radio National (314) on 18 Jun 2009

It's hard to believe this film is Jessica Haines's first screen role. As Lucy, the South African actress proves herself more than equal to Malkovich…

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By David Stratton (799) for At the Movies (Australia) (716) on 16 Jun 2009

This is a most unusual Australian film, but a very powerful one…

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By Leigh Paatsch (1,103) for Herald Sun (Australia) (1,081) on 16 Jun 2009

Australian filmmaker Steve Jacobs also covers himself in glory here, addressing Coetzee's provocative prose with an insightful restraint that…

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By Des Partridge (52) for Courier Mail (Australia) (71) on 16 Jun 2009

Near-flawless casting through the film ensures it will be recalled as one of the year's outstanding dramas from Australia, or anywhere…

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By Annette Basile (56) for FILMINK (Australia) (1,405) on 15 Jun 2009

Disgrace is disquieting, confronting viewing, and it's also quite brilliant…

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