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Great Directors Review

Other Critics provided by Metacritic.com

Critics scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 3.0
    49

    out of 100

    Metascore®
    Mixed or average reviews
    based on a weighted average of all
    critic review scores.

  • 20

    out of 100

    Village Voice Nick Pinkerton

    Ten interviews with 10 "name" American and European directors--including Todd Haynes, David Lynch, Bernardo Bertolucci, and Catherine Breillat--diced into a documentary as asinine and fawning as its title suggests.

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  • 50

    out of 100

    Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan

    It shouldn't be surprising, but some of these directors are more interesting than their work. French director Breillat, never a personal favorite, is an absolutely hypnotic speaker who holds the screen the way her films rarely have.

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  • 50

    out of 100

    The New York Times Jeannette Catsoulis

    As an interrogator Ms. Ismailos is no Torquemada; she lobs softballs that her subjects genially accept.

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  • 70

    out of 100

    Variety Ronnie Scheib

    Some viewers will doubtless argue over Ismailos' choices or balk at her adherence to a romantic single-vision theory of a highly collaborative art. Still, her eclectic pantheon weighs in with entertaining anecdotes and illuminating comments, illustrated with well-chosen samplings of the artists' work.

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  • 70

    out of 100

    The Hollywood Reporter Natasha Senjanovic

    What is most interesting is hearing the directors speak of their work in general, rather than any film in particular.

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