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Movie critics combined give Notre Musique (2004) a score of 2.7602 out of 4
based on (81) reviews
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Notre Musique (2004) scores a combined 3.38 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.comfilmcritic.com
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Notre Musique (2004) scores a combined 3.32 out of 4 stars for Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment Weekly
Jean-Luc Godard's Notre Musique opens with a montage of war images — Vietnam guerrillas, suicide-bombing victims, Sieg Heiling Nazis, all mixed with clips from old cavalry and knight movies — that is raw and poetic, gruesomely beautiful, ...read the complete Notre Musique movie review at Entertainment Weekly
Notre Musique (2004) scores a combined 3.28 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Ruthe Stein)San Francisco Chronicle (Ruthe Stein)
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Notre Musique (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Daytona Beach News-Journal (Fl.) (Jeff Farance)Daytona Beach News-Journal (Fl.) (Jeff Farance)
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Notre Musique (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Times (Kevin Thomas)Los Angeles Times (Kevin Thomas)
A film of flowing, redemptive beauty and poetry, at once immediate yet classic in its simplicity of form. ...read the complete Notre Musique movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kevin Thomas)
Notre Musique (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for LA Weekly (Scott Foundas)LA Weekly (Scott Foundas)
Strikes me as one of Godard's most accessible works - one in which the graying, stubbly maestro, who turns 74 today, presents himself and his ideas to the audience in a less combative way than he sometimes has in the past. ...read the complete Notre Musique movie review at LA Weekly (Scott Foundas)
Notre Musique (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Washington Post (Philip Kennicott)Washington Post (Philip Kennicott)
A film about war and reconciliation, is deeply Christian, a study in humility and the moral uncertainty at the core of the Christian message. ...read the complete Notre Musique movie review at Washington Post (Philip Kennicott)
Notre Musique (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Village Voice (J. Hoberman)Village Voice (J. Hoberman)
Too touchy-feely for some hardcore Godardians, Notre Musique is the most lucid of the master's recent films. ...read the complete Notre Musique movie review at Village Voice (J. Hoberman)
Notre Musique (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Variety (Derek Elley)Variety (Derek Elley)
Recognizably Godard with its playfulness and wordplays, but deeply human at the same time. ...read the complete Notre Musique movie review at Variety (Derek Elley)
Notre Musique (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
For one of the first times in his career Jean-Luc Godard has elected not to hector and harass his audience, and it seems to have paid off. ...read the complete Notre Musique movie review at Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
Notre Musique (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice Magazine (Mark Keizer)Boxoffice Magazine (Mark Keizer)
Adventurous audiences would love this new film and be proud of themselves for seeing it. ...read the complete Notre Musique movie review at Boxoffice Magazine (Mark Keizer)
Notre Musique (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for The New York Times (Manohla Dargis)The New York Times (Manohla Dargis)
Mr. Godard treads on dangerous ground by linking the historical suffering of Jews and the Palestinians, but his sympathy for both people is so manifest, his sense of history so deep, that the film defies reductive readings. ...read the complete Notre Musique movie review at The New York Times (Manohla Dargis)
Notre Musique (2004) scores a combined 3.08 out of 4 stars for DVD TimesDVD Times
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Notre Musique (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Duane Dudek)Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Duane Dudek)
Patience and curiosity help to reveal its heartfelt, hypnotic and richly poetic musings as serving as both a cry for help and an act of hope. ...read the complete Notre Musique movie review at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Duane Dudek)
Notre Musique (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for TV Guide's Movie Guide (Ken Fox)TV Guide's Movie Guide (Ken Fox)
This intellectually scintillating think-piece from the eternally relevant Jean-Luc Godard finds Hell and Purgatory right here on our sorry, scorched earth. ...read the complete Notre Musique movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (Ken Fox)
Notre Musique (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)
For those willing to ponder, this is a worthy feast of words and images. ...read the complete Notre Musique movie review at Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)
Notre Musique (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Boston Herald (James Verniere)Boston Herald (James Verniere)
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Notre Musique (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Daily News (Bob Strauss)Los Angeles Daily News (Bob Strauss)
A refreshingly moving, relatively easy-to-follow guide to the persistence of mankind's barbarism and our equally dogged hope to achieve some kind of reconciliation before the last light is stomped out. ...read the complete Notre Musique movie review at Los Angeles Daily News (Bob Strauss)
Notre Musique (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for New York Post (V.A. Musetto)New York Post (V.A. Musetto)
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Notre Musique (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia InquirerPhiladelphia Inquirer
Jean-Luc Godard, 74, has made movies, agitprop and cinematic provocations for nearly half a century. In Notre Musique ("Our Music"), a stunning triptych of war, peace and the Other, he is our voice-over Virgil providing a guided tour through the ...read the complete Notre Musique movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer
Notre Musique (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Empire Magazine [UK]Empire Magazine [UK]
The 73 year-old enfant terrible can still take society to task for failing to recognise that it's our dualities that enrich life rather than any fanciful notions of global unity. ...read the complete Notre Musique movie review at Empire Magazine [UK]
Notre Musique (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for DVD Talk (Svet Atanasov)DVD Talk (Svet Atanasov)
I realize that Notre Musique is a highly controversial and in a way elitist film that yet again will divide filmgoers into passionate supporters and critics. One of the film's main strengths is also its most vulnerable area- there is so much ...read the complete Notre Musique movie review at DVD Talk (Svet Atanasov)
Notre Musique (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
Like a piece of music, Godard structures his film in three movements. ...read the complete Notre Musique movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
Notre Musique (2004) scores a combined 2.87 out of 4 stars for The Village Voice (J. Hoberman)The Village Voice (J. Hoberman)
...read the complete Notre Musique movie review at The Village Voice (J. Hoberman)
Notre Musique (2004) scores a combined 2.85 out of 4 stars for London Times (Wendy Ide)London Times (Wendy Ide)
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Notre Musique (2004) scores a combined 2.83 out of 4 stars for Floatation Suite (Sheila Seacroft)Floatation Suite (Sheila Seacroft)
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Notre Musique (2004) scores a combined 2.82 out of 4 stars for Haro OnlineHaro Online
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Notre Musique (2004) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for TV Guide (Ken Fox)TV Guide (Ken Fox)
Alternately accessible and obscure, the film is almost too rich to digest at one sitting, but even if experiencing this remarkable films means latching onto just a few of its myriad ideas, it's still a richly rewarding encounter. ...read the complete Notre Musique movie review at TV Guide (Ken Fox)
Notre Musique (2004) scores a combined 2.78 out of 4 stars for Lucid ScreeningLucid Screening
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Notre Musique (2004) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Dallas Morning News (Chris Vognar)Dallas Morning News (Chris Vognar)
There's plenty here to unpack, most of it regarding modern malaise, and the rewards are proportionate to the amount of work you want to put in. ...read the complete Notre Musique movie review at Dallas Morning News (Chris Vognar)
Notre Musique (2004) scores a combined 2.65 out of 4 stars for Spirituality & Practice (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)Spirituality & Practice (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)
...read the complete Notre Musique movie review at Spirituality & Practice (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)
Notre Musique (2004) scores a combined 2.64 out of 4 stars for Jigsaw Lounge (Neil Young) turnontuneincopoutJigsaw Lounge (Neil Young) turnontuneincopout
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Notre Musique (2004) scores a combined 2.63 out of 4 stars for Paste Magazine (Robert Davis)Paste Magazine (Robert Davis)
This provocative new film from Jean-Luc Godard is one of the most beautiful films this year. Our Music is a dense blend of fact and fiction, essay and poem, and image and wordplay. Watching it is a tremendously rewarding, albeit humbling, ...read the complete Notre Musique movie review at Paste Magazine (Robert Davis)
Notre Musique (2004) scores a combined 2.62 out of 4 stars for DVD Verdict (Joe Armenio)DVD Verdict (Joe Armenio)
...read the complete Notre Musique movie review at DVD Verdict (Joe Armenio)
Notre Musique (2004) scores a combined 2.60 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia City Paper (Sam Adams)Philadelphia City Paper (Sam Adams)
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Notre Musique (2004) scores a combined 2.59 out of 4 stars for Reeling Reviews (Laura Clifford)Reeling Reviews (Laura Clifford)
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Notre Musique (2004) scores a combined 2.57 out of 4 stars for Stop Smiling (Travis Miles)Stop Smiling (Travis Miles)
If Jean-Luc Godard's latest film, Notre Musique, feels both extraordinarily contemporary and somewhat lost in time, it's instructing to remember that the film's contemporary section is titled "Purgatory": a place where all times are collected into one. ...read the complete Notre Musique movie review at Stop Smiling (Travis Miles)
Notre Musique (2004) scores a combined 2.56 out of 4 stars for FilmExposed MagazineFilmExposed Magazine
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Notre Musique (2004) scores a combined 2.51 out of 4 stars for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
"Too abstract and lacking in a moral compass to be going anywhere that was real." ...read the complete Notre Musique movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Notre Musique (2004) scores a combined 2.51 out of 4 stars for Offoffoff -- The Guide to Alternative New YorkOffoffoff -- The Guide to Alternative New York
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Notre Musique (2004) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Open cityOpen city
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Notre Musique (2004) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Subtitled "an essay," Notre Musique (literally "our music") is exactly that -- an almost clinical research paper from the 74-year-old Jean-Luc Godard about how cruel the world is -- particularly in southern Europe and the middle east. ...read the complete Notre Musique movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
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