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By Michael Wilmington (1,474) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 17 Jun 2005

Takes a potentially explosive subject and does it subtly and perceptively…

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By Frank Swietek (3,473) for One Guy's Opinion (3,473) on 16 Jun 2005

The subtly sinister atmosphere is certainly striking...but the story is so fragmentary and allusive that trying to make much sense of it is…

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By Larry Ratliff (323) for San Antonio Express-News (323) on 16 Jun 2005

The volatile plot churns with a style that toys with the rawest edge of R-rated tolerance much like American Beauty did in 1999…

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By Sara Michelle Fetters (1,688) for MovieFreak.com (1,674) on 13 Jun 2005

In fact, the first meeting between Dr…

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By Liz Braun (961) for Jam! Movies (2,396) on 02 Jun 2005

We're not sure why one is supposed to care…

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By Jeff Strickler (221) for Minneapolis Star Tribune (2,416) on 01 Jun 2005

Keeping the viewers at a distance also makes it difficult to empathize with the characters, a situation worsened by disjointed plotting…

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By Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) (2,277) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 01 Jun 2005

Martel finds ways to make sure we know that, as much of life as she has managed to capture on-screen, it's just the tip of the iceberg for…

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By Chris Hewitt (2,086) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 01 Jun 2005

Martel finds ways to make sure we know that, as much of life as she has managed to capture on-screen, it's just the tip of the iceberg for…

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By Wesley Morris (1,967) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 19 May 2005

A collection of beautifully acted encounters, conversations, symbols, and vignettes woven into an evocative and unforgettably surreal garment…

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By Andrew Sarris (502) for New York Observer (1,400) on 18 May 2005

See The Holy Girl, if only for Ms. Alche's satanic smile…

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By Bob Strauss (787) for Los Angeles Daily News (1,272) on 12 May 2005

Martel achieves a distinctive marriage of realism and spirituality…

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By Andy Klein (675) for Los Angeles CityBeat (424) on 12 May 2005

It is possible to have films deeply rooted in Catholicism that still have some power for non-Catholics...but Martel fails on that level…

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By David Sterritt (1,643) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 11 May 2005

Smart, subtle drama about an Argentine teenager who tries to reconcile her sincere religious questions with the temptations of worldly life…

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By Scott Foundas (913) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 11 May 2005

It's a style at once ravishing and mysterious, austere and intimate, carrying with it the suggestion that even cinema may be powerless to invade…

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By Wade Major (240) for Boxoffice Magazine (2,896) on 06 May 2005

Heralds not only the coming of an enormously talented new filmmaker, but a veritable international star in young Maria Alché…

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By Lisa Schwarzbaum (1,672) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 03 May 2005

The blessings of salvation have rarely felt so mixed, the parameters of Lolita-hood so elusive - which is exactly Martel's specialty…

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By Maitland Mcdonagh (2,150) for TV Guide (1,527) on 28 Apr 2005

In stripping her potentially lurid material of salacious appeal, Martel also makes it murky and oddly arid, a mind-numbing exercise rather…

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By Jack Mathews (1,044) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 28 Apr 2005

Alche has an amazingly expressive face and becomes such a magnetic presence that you'll feel a distinct need to rescue her…

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By David U (652) on 29 Mar 2005

[font=Tms Rmn][size=3]* THE HOLY GIRL ( La Niña Santa) - A teenage girl becomes obsessed with a [/size][size=3]DR…

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By Jamie Russell (254) for BBC.com (1,500) on 25 Jan 2005

Underneath it all there's a distinct sense that we've been privileged enough to watch a young girl's awakening from holy innocence into flawed,…

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