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6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoFull of fine performances, led by Josef Bierbichler as Brecht and Monica Bleibtreu as Helene Weigel, his wife. Taken on its own terms, The Farewell makes for rewarding viewing.
- 70Village VoiceLeslie CamhiVillage VoiceLeslie CamhiMarvelously grizzled and tender, Josef Bierbichler's Brecht wheezes and grumbles through it all.
- As a sketch of the twilight of a great artist, The Farewell has merit, but the sketch would be better used as the background to a mural.
- 50New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsA sad, almost morbid -- and cinematically inert -- eulogy to a complex man whose own genius was dampened by arrogance and politics.
- 50The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenExtremely well acted. But as frequently as The Farewell touches on politics, it is essentially an excoriating (and sometimes grimly amusing) domestic drama of a latter-day king and his concubines.