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Metascore
8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Original-CinLiam LaceyOriginal-CinLiam LaceyErnaux’s precise and thoughtful commentary connects the images to memories, discovering yet another harvest from the well-cultivated field of her autobiography.
- 90The New York TimesManohla DargisThe New York TimesManohla DargisMemory is also, I think, one reason we watch movies like this, which with its lapidary narration and melancholic images — with its laughing children, its difficult smiles and its ghosts — movingly pairs you with Ernaux and with the world that she has so brilliantly made.
- 90Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayLos Angeles TimesNoel MurrayThis moving, probing, beautifully written film doesn’t completely eschew nostalgia, but like Ernaux’s books, it treats the past as a prism, casting varying light depending on how, when and where it’s held.
- 80Screen DailyLisa NesselsonScreen DailyLisa NesselsonAs a born writer, Annie’s commentary is a time capsule of her life half a century ago but also, by extension, of fascinating changes afoot in France itself.
- 80The Irish TimesDonald ClarkeThe Irish TimesDonald ClarkeCheap gags aside, The Super 8 Years comes together as an effective gloss on a life that has already been carefully examined.
- 75The Film StageMichael FrankThe Film StageMichael FrankThe film plays as one extended memory—sometimes more bitter, sometimes more sweet, always a combination of both.
- 63RogerEbert.comMarya E. GatesRogerEbert.comMarya E. GatesThe compact documentary is ultimately more an exercise for the filmmakers than it is a truly rewarding cinematic experience for the audience.