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By Curtis Cook (17) for Willamette Week (516) on 06 Jul 2016

Within the first few moments of this film, some of the world's best musicians are seen playing an eclectic tune in an open-air market adjacent…

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By Sean P. Means (2,056) for Salt Lake Tribune (1,927) on 06 Jul 2016

Home, as they say, is where the heart is -- and for celebrated cellist Yo-Yo Ma and the fascinating, globe-spanning family of musicians he…

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By Colin Covert (1,936) for Minneapolis Star Tribune (2,416) on 06 Jul 2016

Ma's project and Neville's film celebrate the joy that can be achieved when people put aside their regional differences to create something joyous…

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By Marjorie Baumgarten (1,950) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 06 Jul 2016

The film rarely demonstrates how the ideal actually works in practice. Personally, I would have liked to see a savage breast or two being charmed…

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By Susan G. Cole (137) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 05 Jul 2016

At its heart is the iconic Ma himself, intellectually and creatively restless, impatient (watch him roll his eyes when he's introduced via…

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By Nick Rogers (786) for The Film Yap (559) on 05 Jul 2016

As generously global as it is intensely introspective, this is the finest pure-music documentary since 2012's A Band Called Death…

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By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for Combustible Celluloid (2,644) on 04 Jul 2016

The result is enjoyable, but feels perhaps a bit slight, as if, with a little more time, more depth may have been achieved…

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By Scott Marks (172) for San Diego Reader (713) on 30 Jun 2016

Commendable intentions be damned; one can't hear the music for the self-applauding…

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By Jonathan W. Hickman (551) for The Newnan Times-Herald (58) on 30 Jun 2016

Whether you're interested in this style of music or not, you'd be hard-pressed not to appreciate this rewarding film with Yo-Yo Ma at its heart…

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By Mary Kunz Goldman (2) for Buffalo News (278) on 29 Jun 2016

Watching The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble, you have to love [Yo-Yo Ma] for his wide-eyed vision…

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By Leah Pickett (132) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 28 Jun 2016

What drives the narrative is the musicians' mutual desire to forge meaningful connections across cultures, an affirmative answer to Leonard…

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By Robert Horton (590) for HeraldNet (Everett, WA) (288) on 23 Jun 2016

This is pleasant, of course, and who doesn't believe that music is the true universal language? But 96 minutes of uplift is a lot…

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By Stephanie Merry (410) for Washington Post (9,851) on 22 Jun 2016

“Strangers” offers an inspiring look at creative people from very different walks of life who nonetheless communicate beautifully with…

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By Bill Goodykoontz (2,123) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 22 Jun 2016

The music and the group are uplifting. The stories are inspiring…

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By Moira Macdonald (1,892) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 22 Jun 2016

By the end, you look at the musician’s faces — particularly Ma’s beaming smile — and find a truth: through music, we can always find…

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By Joshua Kosman (7) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 22 Jun 2016

These are all appealing and interesting folks, and it would be nice to have a beer with any of them (I have in fact done so in one case)…

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By Bob Strauss (787) for Los Angeles Daily News (1,272) on 21 Jun 2016

The Music of Strangers' real strength lies in its refusal to overstate its message, and allow room for those non-uplifting, too sadly human…

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By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 16 Jun 2016

The film’s most joyous performer is the bagpiper Cristina Pato, known as “the Jimi Hendrix of Galicia,” who is such a powerhouse that…

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By Todd Jorgenson (1,852) for Cinemalogue.com (1,236) on 16 Jun 2016

There have been plenty of documentaries about the artistic process and the cultural influence of musicians, but few are as impactful as this…

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By Frederic And Mary Ann Brussat (3,072) for Spirituality and Practice (3,072) on 12 Jun 2016

A rounded and rousing look at this talented musical collective…

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