Irish Film Institute -REVIEW ROUNDUP – MY LITTLE SISTER, SWEETHEART AND THE MAN WHO SOLD HIS SKIN

REVIEW ROUNDUP – MY LITTLE SISTER, SWEETHEART AND THE MAN WHO SOLD HIS SKIN

This week’s new releases at the Irish Film Institute on Friday October 8th 2021 are My Little Sister, Sweetheart and The Man Who Sold His Skin. Read on for a selection of reviews or pop in to make up your own mind!

 

MY LITTLE SISTER

“The emotional pyrotechnics that scaffold most cancer dramas, give way to something that is as honest as it is understated.”

3/5 – Irish Times

“Chuat and Reymond’s direction is delicate and unobtrusive, in tune with their calmly deep-digging actors.”

Variety

“Small in scale and big in heart, “My Little Sister” believes unwaveringly in the palliative power of art: When medicine can’t heal you, sometimes words can fill the breach.”

The New York Times

 

 

SWEETHEART

“Morrison weaves a shrewd tapestry of youthful exuberance and angst, stitched together with enough sentimentality to produce something that is charming, truthful and touching.”

4/5 – Flickering Myth

“It’s a film that hits many right notes along its way.”

No More Workhorse

“Sweetheart marks an authentic account of the murky, counterintuitive waters of the queer experience and eros in adolescence.”

4/5 – Little White Lies

 

 

THE MAN WHO SOLD HIS SKIN

“Provocative and challenging, if not the most subtle piece of political commentary, the film certainly cements Kaouther Ben Hania as a name to watch in Arab cinema.”

3/5 – The Observer

“Brimming with representations of the human body in painting, as well as idiosyncratic modern art (Jeffrey’s oeuvre supplied by Delvoye), the film provides a good deal of visual pleasure.”

Variety

 

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