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A young man disappears amid talk of violence and demagoguery, leaving behind an obscure cache of letters, postcards, and notebooks.
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| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzZero-budget experimental minimalist thriller. |
| New YorkerRichard BrodyD'Ambrose conjures a vast imaginary world of intellectual intrigue in tiny, antic touches, which provide the context for a febrile drama of youthful ambition and frustration. |
| The Film StageRyan SwenThough some of the larger, existential questions raised by the film may remain resolutely unresolved (for better and worse), this is a feature debut that proceeds with a forthright intelligence, moving in the exact thrilling and wonderfully bewildering manner that D’Ambrose wishes. |
| Capital Times (Madison, WI)Rob Thomas"Notes on an Appearance" feels constructed like a maze with no exit. |
| The PlaylistChristian GallichioDespite [its] flaws, Notes on an Appearance illustrates a confident director who leans heavily on his own idiosyncratic style, something that can't be faulted too much. |
| amNewYorkJordan HoffmanWe're in deep, art house territory, but not without a sense of humor. |
| Village VoiceDanny KingD’Ambrose proves uncannily adept at conjuring zero-budget paranoia through the sheer accumulation of documents. |
| The New York TimesBen KenigsbergIf Mr. D’Ambrose doesn’t quite earn his pretensions, it’s refreshing to see a filmmaker thinking so far outside the box. |
| The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckFor all the technical prowess on display, Notes on an Appearance proves too fragmentary to hold the viewer's interest. Its minimalist aesthetic quickly becomes wearisome, lacking sufficient variety or substance to warrant even a brief running time. |