Reviews

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  A very, very special movie... Film of the week

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  Danny Leigh, Film 2011

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  This is a sad and intriguing story, told with imagination and care.

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  London Film Festival Sandra Hebron

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  Hauntingly unforgettable

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  Screen

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  An Authentically Moving Portrait of a forgotten life

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  IndieWIRE

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  Nothing at the London film festival has lingered in my mind like this

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  Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

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  Riveting to watch and revealing to ponder long after it ends

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  Philip French, The Observer

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  Haunting, compassionate and inventive

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  Time Out 5/5

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  A bold, complex approach to documentary filmmaking

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  Little White Lies 5/5

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  Carol Morley has given Joyce Vincent, in a bizarre, compelling, even loving way, a second life.

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  The Financial Times

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  Dreams of a Life leaves its mark simply by making us wonder what really happened and why

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  Derek Malcolm, The Evening Standard 4/5

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  A potent, achingly sad film

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  The Times 4/5

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  A compelling, compassionate mix, Dreams speaks volumes about the mysteries of other people’s lives

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  Total Film 4/5

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  Fascinating and haunting... will stay with you for weeks, months, maybe more

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  Anna Smith, Virgin Media 4/5

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  This barely conceivable story of neglect and loneliness is given heartbreaking new life by Morley

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  Empire Magazine 4/5