65
Metascore
9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasExquisite yet harrowing.
- 75New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoThe performances by neophite actresses Olympe Borval and Lizzie Brochere make the film special.
- 75Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumHas a sensuous, intimate filmmaking style that overrides The Wedding Song's more precariously loaded plot parallels.
- 75Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerChristian Science MonitorPeter RainerA lumpy admixture of politics and carnality, but when it all comes together, it has a lingering force.
- 70The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisA seductively fluid and tactile drama from the writer and director Karin Albou, explores love and identity through the prism of the female body and the rights of its owner.
- 70Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWall Street JournalJoe MorgensternThe movie's distinction, however, lies in two lovely performances, and in the passion and pain of parallel lives--both girls suffering at the hands of men, both struggling to understand the brutality of the world they must share.
- 60Time OutStephen GarrettTime OutStephen GarrettAlbou’s film conjures an irresistibly evocative atmosphere of stifling limitations, as well as a frank view of the female body that vacillates between carnal, sacrificial and beatific. Its caustic beauty is hard to shake.
- 58The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinIt takes more than just the ominous tread of Nazi boots to infuse gravitas into this well-intentioned but dreary look at the female mind and body during wartime.
- 50Village VoiceVillage VoiceThough lovely to look at, The Wedding Song is a little overwhelmed by its relentlessly hyper-poetic imagery.