Review of Stella Days (2012) by Serge L — 18 May 2018

A bit sugary and campy. I admit to snoozing, hence one star lost.

This review of Stella Days (2012) was written by Serge L on 18 May 2018.

Stella Days has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Eric Hynes (189) for Village Voice (8,525) on 18 Jun 2012

Thanks to its understated elegance and surpassing central performance, this modest, too-eagerly schematic period drama is more engrossing than…

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