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A Silent Love (2004)

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Reviews Counted:17

Fresh:16

Rotten:1

Average Rating:6.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Theatrical Release:Oct 29, 2004 Limited

Synopsis: In this sophisticated romance, Norman (Noel Burton), a middle-aged Canadian professor, meets a young Mexican woman, Gladys (Vanessa Bauche of AMORES PERROS), through an Internet dating service. The... In this sophisticated romance, Norman (Noel Burton), a middle-aged Canadian professor, meets a young Mexican woman, Gladys (Vanessa Bauche of AMORES PERROS), through an Internet dating service. The two meet in Mexico. Norman proposes and, a bit tentatively, Gladys agrees, but with one stipulation: her widowed mother, Fernanda (Susana Salazar), must be allowed to come back to Canada with them. Soon, the intricacies of the non-virtual world begin to trip up the married couple: Gladys wonders if Norman had "help" writing his charming emails, and Norman suspects Gladys of using him to get a green card. The intelligent and beautiful mother-in-law does her best to mend the fraying edges of the relationship, but slowly she becomes the greatest obstacle of all because Norman finds himself falling in love with her, and she with him. Under the sure hand of director Federico Hidalgo and with rich and nuanced acting by the three leads, this film, which easily could have been a contrived or situation-driven story, delves deeply into the complex emotional lives of the characters as they strive for companionship and love. [More]

Starring: Noel Burton, Vanessa Bauche, Susana Salazar

Starring: Noel Burton, Vanessa Bauche, Susana Salazar

Director: Federico Hidalgo

Director: Federico Hidalgo
Studio: Atopia

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06/24/06
Time Out
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Director Federico Hidalgo moves the film at a thoughtful pace and refuses to impose a tidy prefabricated conclusion on his story of marriage and misunderstanding.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
02/17/05
Colin Covert
Colin Covert
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Puts an unusual spin on some of the clichés of the romantic comedy.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
12/12/04
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

An unimposing film of many a film festival, Federico Hidalgo’s “A Silent Love” is a decent film full of true human emotions

Full Review Source: Pasadena Weekly | comment Comment
11/22/04
John Esther
John Esther
Pasadena Weekly

Its charms sneak up on you because of the nuanced performances of Burton, Bauche and particularly Salazar as their characters discover that what people think they want and what ultimately makes them happy aren't necessarily the same thing.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
11/18/04
Los Angeles Times
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They’re vibrant individuals with minds of their own, which is another way of saying that they only occasionally obey the dictates of Hollywood romantic-comedy convention.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
11/17/04
Scott Foundas
Scott Foundas
Variety
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[An] intelligent, understated, humanistic film.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
11/16/04
Frank Scheck
Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
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This story of a shy Canadian professor who weds a younger Mexican woman he has met online is not content to be a feel-good intercultural idyll.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
10/29/04
Stephen Holden
Stephen Holden
New York Times
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Robles and Hidalgo ring enough changes on a stock situation that you're never sure where it's going, and that alone is no mean achievement in a genre as formulaic and enervated as romantic comedy.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
10/29/04
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

A Silent Love manages to entertain while saying something about loneliness and culture shock.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
10/29/04
V.A. Musetto
V.A. Musetto
New York Post
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A gentle character study that puts a fresh spin on mother-in-law trouble.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
10/29/04
Robert Dominguez
Robert Dominguez
New York Daily News
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Performed with subtlety and offering no pat resolutions

Full Review Source: Film-Forward.com | comment Comment
10/29/04
Kent Turner
Kent Turner
Film-Forward.com

A poor script, occasionally baffling editing, and actors who cannot rise above the various missteps combine to make A Silent Love a messy, confusing debut that more resembles a student film than a theatrical release.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
10/28/04
Jordan Reed
Jordan Reed
Boxoffice Magazine

It maintains a refreshingly unsentimental trajectory.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
10/26/04
Ben Kenigsberg
Ben Kenigsberg
Village Voice
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Salazar ... pulls the audience over to her corner early on and never lets go of them.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
10/19/04
Harry Haun
Harry Haun
Film Journal International

The potential for a rebound love, and for disaster if it all falls down, keeps the movie quietly burning.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
09/24/04
Peter Howell
Peter Howell
Toronto Star
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Steers clear of the emotionally obvious; it's a film that's funny without laughter and sad without tears.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
09/24/04
Liam Lacey
Liam Lacey
Globe and Mail
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Hidalgo takes us on an interesting journey into the hearts and minds of people who uproot themselves and spin slightly out of control in a new milieu.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
09/24/04
Bruce Kirkland
Bruce Kirkland
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