
Spanning the 1910 decade, six years in the life of a girl named Chris, one of the numerous children of a tyrannical Scottish farmer. Years of high hopes and of disillusionment, of mirth and sorrow, of dreaming and toiling, of sweetness and violence, of love and hate, of peace and war. And in the end, the dignified loneliness of a new Chris, a woman who seems to have gone through several lives, now and forever as one with the land, the earth eternal...... (Full plot summary below)
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Spanning the 1910 decade, six years in the life of a girl named Chris, one of the numerous children of a tyrannical Scottish farmer. Years of high hopes and of disillusionment, of mirth and sorrow, of dreaming and toiling, of sweetness and violence, of love and hate, of peace and war. And in the end, the dignified loneliness of a new Chris, a woman who seems to have gone through several lives, now and forever as one with the land, the earth eternal...
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| The SkinnyIan MantganiStays true to Davies's lushly pained, deliberate style and builds into a sweeping chronicle of land and emotion that could fairly be called a Scottish answer to Gone with the Wind. |
| Flicks.co.nzAaron YapFor sheer rapturous beauty, Terence Davies's Sunset Song might be the film to top this year. |
| MetroMatt PriggeTo watch 'Sunset Song' - with its seductive camera moves, its unhurried pace, its ability to see the worst and best in people - is to accept that all life is insignificant and fraught with meaning, usually at the same time. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatA remarkable film that skillfully mixes the luminous and the harsh, the beautiful and the horrific parts of the human adventure |
| RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzOne of the great director Terence Davies' best films: an example of old school and new school mentalities coming together to create a challenging and unique experience. |
| The SpectatorJasper ReesSunset Song falls short of outright masterliness, but Davies's lyricism, achieved on a tiny budget, is unlike the work of any other British director and worth celebrating. |
| CineVueMartyn ConterioSunset Song is a reminder of what British cinema can be and do, when not enthralled to trends or traditions. |
| Little White LiesDavid JenkinsAgyness Deyn's performance is one for the ages. |
| Blu-ray.comBrian OrndorfThe picture is evocative and beautiful, but also richly pained, with Davies finding a way to execute a simple tale of growth with sophisticated emotions. |
| Philadelphia InquirerTirdad DerakhshaniLike Davies' best work, the movie employs classical rigor - perfectly symmetrical, painterly landscapes and interiors - with unexpected postmodern touches. |