Review of Synonyms (2019) by Joe Morgenstern for Wall Street Journal — 24 Oct 2019
One word for Nadav Lapid’s Synonyms, a movie with a hero obsessed with words, is astonishing. Other words apply to this Israeli feature, in subtitled French and Hebrew, that’s set in Paris. They include, in no particular order, fascinating, infuriating, frightening, lyrical and befuddling.
Plus deadpan funny and frequently stunning as a bittersweet ode to contemporary France, one that’s suffused with New Wave verve.
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This review of Synonyms (2019) was written by Joe Morgenstern and published by Wall Street Journal on 24 Oct 2019.
Synonyms has generally received positive reviews.
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