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Esther Kahn (2002) Movie Reviews
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The Onion (A.V. Club) (Scott Tobias)
Summer Phoenix has a screen presence that's simultaneously distancing and transfixing, an inscrutability that makes her seem either mysterious or a complete blank....read the complete Esther Kahn (2002) review at The Onion (A.V. Club) (Scott Tobias)
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TV Guide (Ken Fox)
Ranks among the best films ever made about the acting profession....read the complete Esther Kahn (2002) review at TV Guide (Ken Fox)
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LA Weekly (Manohla Dargis)
Brilliantly edited and gorgeously shot, Esther Kahn is a dream to look at and, courtesy of Howard Shore's minor chords and high-strung strings, definitely something to hear....read the complete Esther Kahn (2002) review at LA Weekly (Manohla Dargis)
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Village Voice (J. Hoberman)
This is a movie about the nature of acting -- or, more specifically, the nature that creates an actress -- centered on what appears to be a spectacularly unconvincing title-role performance....read the complete Esther Kahn (2002) review at Village Voice (J. Hoberman)
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New York Post (Megan Lehmann)
How do you inject life into a film whose central character is dull, slow, stupid and grim?If you're Arnaud Desplechin, you don't....read the complete Esther Kahn (2002) review at New York Post (Megan Lehmann)
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