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The Ornithologist

O Ornitólogo

2016

João Pedro Rodrigues

Paul Hamy, Xelo Cagiao, João Pedro Rodrigues, Han Wen ...

6.4

936

Drama. Adventure Fernando, a solitary ornithologist, is looking for black storks when he is swept away by the rapids. Rescued by a couple of Chinese pilgrims, he plunges into an eerie and dark forest, trying to get back on his track.

	Media	Author	Review
		Jay Weissberg Variety	"A delightfully meandering, playfully queer riff on the St. Anthony of Padua legend that uses the classic man-in-a-forest motif on a journey of self-discovery."
		Eric Kohn IndieWire	"'The Ornithologist' will blow your mind (...) [It] may not work for everyone, but those willing to embrace its puzzling ingredients will find a rewarding solution: further confirmation of a genuine film artist."
		Boyd van Hoeij The Hollywood Reporter	"Gorgeously realized (...) It is much more interesting to explore the work in the light of Rodrigues’ own oeuvre, which explores the tension between nature and reality and between religion and one’s body"
		Glenn Kenny The New York Times	"Mr. Rodrigues ultimately delivers an intriguing, daring film that is likely to surprise both his fans and moviegoers unfamiliar with his work."
		Ignatiy Vishnevetsky AV Club	"While it’s always nice to see artists expressing themselves, one can’t help but wish for something more exciting than a slow-moving, academic (though definitely not humorless) exercise (...) It’s reliably watchable"
		Melissa Anderson Village Voice	"Full of mysteries, and, like all of Rodrigues’s work, consistently unpredictable from scene to scene (...) All these outlandish characters further boost an already dynamic, oddly joyful movie"
		Nick Allen rogerebert.com	"One of the film's best attributes: an atmosphere of vast, open space but very specific ideas. Only the most worthwhile filmmakers can give us that (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"

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