Fresh
Jose Luis Guerin's fifth feature puts a dreamily minimalist spin on the Orpheus myth
J. Hoberman, Film Comment Magazine
In the City of Sylvia
2007 · 1h 24m · UNRATED
Drama, Romance
Directed by
José Luis Guerín
Overview
A man returns to a city to try to track down a lovely woman he met six years earlier.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
72%
Tomatometer
Fresh
If nothing else, Mr. Guerin has neatly captured the sweet, erotic alienation of being a single man at his leisure in a foreign town, dazzled by the passing procession of local beauties.
Nathan Lee, New York Times
Rotten
The director's near-silent tour of quaint European street scenes is even more adept at making the picturesque seem pretentious, as well as at reminding you that male-model good looks don't make antisocial behavior any less creepy.
David Fear, Time Out New York
Fresh
Pure pleasure and pure cinema.
J. Hoberman, Village Voice
Fresh
An airy, ultra-Gallic delight whose apparent weightlessness is anchored by real substance.
Jonathan Holland, Variety
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