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The Holy Girl Reviews

2004

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Sixteen year old 6-year-old Amalia looks to save the soul a middle-aged doctor. Read more

Starring	María Alche, Carlos Belloso, Mia Maestro, Mercedes Morán
Director	Lucrecia Martel
Genres	Drama, World Cinema

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- Martelâs very fine follow-up to âLa CiÃnagaâ is again set in that quiet provincial town in northern Argentina,... read more on Time Out
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  Beautifully shot.
  
  A great film to watch, beautifully shot and well acted. However some people, like me, will be irratated by the director's irrational anti-Catholicism that ... read more »
  
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  - 27 Apr 2006 at 09:51
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  An interesting idea
  
  I'd been really looking forward to this after seeing the director interviewed on ITV's 'the south bank show', but I was disappointed , I found ... read more »
  
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- - Alison
  - London
  - 17 Feb 2007 at 18:25
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  La Nina ....sorrowful
  
  I might have been in the wrong mood to watch this melodrama of a sadly becoming too popular theme for many movie directors...taboo relationships between adults ... read more »
  
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  - Edinburgh
  - 20 Sep 2006 at 11:37
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  Rather muddy waters
  
  If you like a clear narrative you won't find it here. What is mainly missing is a clear line through the action so that we can get drawn in and follow what ... read more »
  
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- - Zamy
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  - 15 Jun 2006 at 12:03
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  Beautifully shot.
  
  A great film to watch, beautifully shot and well acted. However some people, like me, will be irratated by the director's irrational anti-Catholicism that ... read more »
  
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  - London UK
  - 27 Apr 2006 at 09:51
- - 4
  - 3
  A Moral Maze
  
  I remember seeing a trailer for this film at the cinema and thinking here we go again, foreign film about older man and teenage girl ... Fortunately this is ... read more »
  
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- - Andy
  - Hawkhurst, England
  - 27 Jan 2006 at 11:11
- - 5
  - 2
  Hmm what was all this about?
  
  Maybe I wasn't in a particular patient mood that day but I didn't get the point of this film and got bored very quickly.
  
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  - Chantal
  - 1037 reviews
  - London
  - 22 Dec 2005 at 19:55
- - 3
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  Beautiful dream-like film
  
  A mysterious and dream-like film with little dialougue but all the better for it. The simmering emotions between the 3 main characters make the film compulsive... read more »
  
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- - Tim
  - London
  - 24 Nov 2005 at 08:40
- - 8
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  Way over my head.........
  
  If this was a sixteen year old plotting to save the soul of a middle aged doctor, then thank goodness she wasn't out to ruin him! The film was slow, which ... read more »
  
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  - Echo Park
  - 09 Nov 2005 at 20:37
- - 4
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  You need the patience of a saint to get through this
  
  Up it's arse, boring and pretentious. Goes nowhere, tedious beyond belief and so obtuse it makes 'Last Year in Marienbad' seem like this summer'... read more »
  
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  - Byfleet, England
  - 27 Aug 2005 at 15:34
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  A film that doesn't seem to go anywhere
  
  There is no doubting the acting talents of Maria Alche (Amalia) and Carlos Belloso (Dr. Jano) nor the excellent direction by Lucrecia Martel with close angle ... read more »
  
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- - 16
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  Beautifully shot.
  
  A great film to watch, beautifully shot and well acted. However some people, like me, will be irratated by the director's irrational anti-Catholicism that ... read more »
  
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  - 27 Apr 2006 at 09:51
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  Subtle direction carries a plodding script.
  
  Excellent acting and a brave director challenging society's conception of right and wrong, helps maintain interest in this rather slow and tedious film.read more »
  
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- - George Shepherd
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  - 02 Aug 2005 at 11:36
- - 8
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  Way over my head.........
  
  If this was a sixteen year old plotting to save the soul of a middle aged doctor, then thank goodness she wasn't out to ruin him! The film was slow, which ... read more »
  
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  - Echo Park
  - 09 Nov 2005 at 20:37
- - 10
  - 7
  Slow but rewarding
  
  Set in argentina, this film is beautifully shot, provocative and deeply thoughtful. Pedro Almodovar is the exectuive director, but do not expect another ... read more »
  
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- - ollywoowoo
  - leicestershire
  - 07 Aug 2005 at 12:05
- - 5
  - 2
  Hmm what was all this about?
  
  Maybe I wasn't in a particular patient mood that day but I didn't get the point of this film and got bored very quickly.
  
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  - Chantal
  - 1037 reviews
  - London
  - 22 Dec 2005 at 19:55
- - 4
  - 2
  You need the patience of a saint to get through this
  
  Up it's arse, boring and pretentious. Goes nowhere, tedious beyond belief and so obtuse it makes 'Last Year in Marienbad' seem like this summer'... read more »
  
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  - Byfleet, England
  - 27 Aug 2005 at 15:34
- - 4
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  A Moral Maze
  
  I remember seeing a trailer for this film at the cinema and thinking here we go again, foreign film about older man and teenage girl ... Fortunately this is ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 199222
- - Andy
  - Hawkhurst, England
  - 27 Jan 2006 at 11:11
- - 3
  - 2
  Beautiful dream-like film
  
  A mysterious and dream-like film with little dialougue but all the better for it. The simmering emotions between the 3 main characters make the film compulsive... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 177797
- - Tim
  - London
  - 24 Nov 2005 at 08:40
- - 1
  - 1
  Rather muddy waters
  
  If you like a clear narrative you won't find it here. What is mainly missing is a clear line through the action so that we can get drawn in and follow what ... read more »
  
  Report this review
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- - Zamy
  - 552 reviews
  - London
  - 15 Jun 2006 at 12:03
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  La Nina ....sorrowful
  
  I might have been in the wrong mood to watch this melodrama of a sadly becoming too popular theme for many movie directors...taboo relationships between adults ... read more »
  
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- 287525
- - a customer
  - Edinburgh
  - 20 Sep 2006 at 11:37

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