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Documentary about the ordinary life of an isolated civilization in the middle of the ocean, on Corvo Island.
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| Village VoiceNick PinkertonThrough fourteen headed chapters, Tocha catalogues every strata of island life, often in captivating images-the reflection of the village in a rheumy eye, moonglow on the harbor. |
| Eye for FilmAmber WilkinsonWhat emerges is a picture of a place where much history has been lost, often deliberately, but where the residents, though mindful of their past are always looking to the future. |
| Cinema ScopeRobert Koehler... a film constantly dancing between impressions and moments captured in the present. |
| Time OutDavid FearAs a tone poem, Tocha's documentary can be mesmerizing. As a memento mori, It's the Earth feels a little lost in space. |
| Slant MagazineJoseph Jon LanthierAfter 30 minutes or so, Gonçalo Tocha's anthropological proposition slides into dubiousness. |
| The New York TimesDaniel M. GoldThe film's leisurely pace seems to capture the rhythms of island life. Though often random in its organization - Mr. Tocha slides from contemplative seascapes and misty meadows to a slaughterhouse and the Corvo landfill - this portrait is still much more than a snapshot. |