Review of Pelican Dreams (2014) by Molly M — 12 Dec 2015

Pelicans are cool and amazing. And I learned a lot about myself as well.

This review of Pelican Dreams (2014) was written by Molly M on 12 Dec 2015.

Pelican Dreams has generally received positive reviews.

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By Marjorie Baumgarten (1,950) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 03 Dec 2014

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By Ben Sachs (546) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 09 Jan 2015

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By David Lewis (299) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 22 Oct 2014

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By Renee Schonfeld (431) for Common Sense Media (4,943) on 14 Apr 2015

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By Sara Stewart (700) for New York Post (6,650) on 06 Nov 2014

Their prospects seem more nightmarish than dreamy, but Irving's gentle narrative is also an ode to their grace and almost alien beauty…

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By Betsy Sharkey (695) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 06 Nov 2014

It's when the film detours into Irving's personal attachment to the birds, including photos of her as a child on the beach, that Pelican Dreams…

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By Rob Humanick (476) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 06 Nov 2014

The film is spare, empathic, and deeply introspective, and its imagery, such as a pelican fascinated by its own reflection, is so sublime in…

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By Moira Macdonald (1,892) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 28 Nov 2014

The film is basically 80 minutes of bird-watching, but Irving has a knack for storytelling that makes the time, like those birds, fly away…

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By Michael H (3,299) on 30 Nov 2014

I love this film. It makes you wonder at the beauty of Cali. The neutralness of the Pelican experts is refreshing. A great job making this FILM…

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By Christopher Llewellyn R (115) on 07 Dec 2014

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