63
Metascore
13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxBeautifully played by Valette and Zylberstein, and directed with amazing grace by Albou, this touching film offers a respectful, fascinating look at a community that's ignored as often as it's misunderstood.
- 80Los Angeles TimesKevin CrustLos Angeles TimesKevin CrustPhilosophy and religion become entangled with love and sex in Karin Albou's intelligent, sensual drama.
- 75New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoAlbou's chosen a touchy subject, which she treats sensitively. Her mature script is complemented by heartfelt turns by Fanny Valette as Laura and Elsa Zylberstein as Mathilde.
- 75Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonThe film, both light-hearted and serious, suggests that freedom comes more easily within restrictions--and that's true of Albou's approach as well.
- 70L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorAbsorbing tale of coming of age in a multi-ethnic Paris suburb.
- 60VarietyLisa NesselsonVarietyLisa NesselsonIn what is arguably her best performance since "Van Gogh," Zylberstein brings Mathilde to life with grace and fervor.
- For the first full hour, as we're guided inside privacies of culture and consciousness, Ms. Albou sustains her rich and gently intoxicating mode of storytelling, a feat all the more admirable in light of the overly schematic script.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckStylish and well-observed while ultimately not adding up to very much.
- 50Village VoiceVillage VoiceThe film strains under the influence of too many philosophy texts.
- 50Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanIt would be hard to imagine a filmmaking style as serious yet lazy as the earnest vérité bobbing and weaving employed by La Petite Jérusalem.