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By Stephen Holden (1,707) for New York Times (5,786) on 15 Jan 2015

As the pace picks up, whatever spell the movie cast is shattered, and Still Life melts into a heap of sentimental slush…

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By Mike D'angelo (730) for The Dissolve (1,478) on 15 Jan 2015

Marsan does his best to convey his character’s essential decency, but he’s hamstrung by Pasolini’s insistence on underscoring the emptiness…

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By Joshua Rothkopf (1,058) for Time Out (7,510) on 14 Jan 2015

Still Life constantly threatens to become a better movie: John’s scrutiny of photos feels vaguely serial-killer–esque, and there’s a…

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By Joe Mcgovern (126) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 14 Jan 2015

The plot begs for a jolt of the Charlie Kaufmanesque — it's so pillow-smothered by tedium that even the uplift of magic realism in the film's…

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By Jonathan Kiefer (305) for Village Voice (8,525) on 13 Jan 2015

When it's all over, Still Life feels disembodied and perfunctory, like a very respectful eulogy for no one in particular…

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By David Rooney (943) for Hollywood Reporter (2,966) on 12 Jan 2015

The fragile film’s bid for poignancy is so aggressive and its sensitivity so studied that it eventually drowns in syrupy banality…

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By Jessica Kiang (522) for The Playlist (3,871) on 22 Aug 2014

The inescapably precious Still Life doesn’t deal in anything as truthful, complex and difficult as empathy; its only currency is pity, and…

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By Rochelle Siemienowicz (68) for sbs.com.au (697) on 31 Jul 2014

Some may find Still Life too slight on drama and action…

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By David Stratton (799) for The Australian (781) on 29 Jul 2014

This is a film that demands patience from a sympathetic audience, but the rewards are considerable…

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By Tom Clift (226) for Concrete Playground (635) on 27 Jul 2014

If more filmmakers entrusted their projects to actors like Marsan, their movies would be all the better for it…

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By Paul Byrnes (441) for Sydney Morning Herald (1,256) on 24 Jul 2014

Still Life has the sort of quiet poise that has all but disappeared from modern movies, at least those of the West…

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By Simon Weaving (195) for Screenwize (216) on 22 Jul 2014

Contemplative and graceful, it's a showcase for highly watchable English character actor Eddie Marsan…

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By Matthew Toomey (680) for ABC Radio Brisbane (680) on 19 Jul 2014

There aren't many films that have reduced me to tears but Still Life can now be added to that short list…

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By Leigh Paatsch (1,103) for Herald Sun (Australia) (1,081) on 16 Jul 2014

There is a static, stoic grace to this picture that is quite unlike anything else in cinemas right now…

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