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Cross-country Musicnew
Without ever saying something so obvious, The Band's Visit is underlined by the idea of music as a means of communication that requires no words to express the deepest feelings.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
03-28-2008 |
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Guest Appearancesnew
An Arab orchestra finds itself stranded in a small Israeli town, whose warm-hearted residents take in the musicians for the night.
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Grace Notesnew
These must be the gentlest, most sensitive cops in the world.
Sacramento News & Review |
Jonathan Kiefer |
03-12-2008 |
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Band in Israel Banned in Egyptnew
Cultural exchanges do not always make the noise generated by the New York Philharmonic's recent visit to North Korea.
San Antonio Current |
Steven G. Kellman |
03-05-2008 |
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'The Band's Visit' Gently Strums the Heartstringsnew
Kolirin gives us a charming little drama that skirts sentimentality and manages to be a feel-good film without necessarily feeling very good.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
02-27-2008 |
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'The Band's Visit': Perfect V-Day Weekend Movienew
This Israeli comedy of estrangement and loneliness isn't a bit depressing.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Richard von Busack |
02-14-2008 |
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Strike Up the Bandnew
Pretty, resonant and utterly approachable as a gentle comedy, The Band's Visit is conventionally low key.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
02-07-2008 |
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Strike Up the Bandnew
Eran Kolirin, the 34-year-old writer-director of The Band's Visit, has a sense of humor as dry as Bet Hatikva's arid desert wind and is too smart to bore us with ham-fisted humanistic bromides.
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
12-07-2007 |
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