Critic Reviews
Va Savoir (2001) Rank 3 Reviews
Expert Review Summary
based on (66) reviews
Click on the numbers to the right of the graph to see reviews of that rating
Poor
0
(0)
Reviews by Score:
Portland Oregonian (Kim Morgan)
A vibrant, multicharacter film that entertains, disorients and enlightens. ...read the complete Va Savoir movie review at Portland Oregonian (Kim Morgan)
UpcomingDiscs.com (David Annandale)
The sort of film it seems comes out of Hollywood only as a fluke, but emerges regularly out of Europe: the intellectual romantic comedy. ...read the complete Va Savoir movie review at UpcomingDiscs.com (David Annandale)
Baseline.Hollywood.com (Ted Murphy)
... a playful romantic comedy about six characters in search of love ... ...read the complete Va Savoir movie review at Baseline.Hollywood.com (Ted Murphy)
Washington Post (Stephen Hunter)
It gets frenetic, in the French way, but it never stops getting amusing. This is what happens when you let grown-ups make movies. ...read the complete Va Savoir movie review at Washington Post (Stephen Hunter)
Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Abounds in pleasures. ...read the complete Va Savoir movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Washington Post (Stephen Hunter)
It gets frenetic, in the French way, but it never stops getting amusing. This is what happens when you let grown-ups make movies. ...read the complete Va Savoir movie review at Washington Post (Stephen Hunter)
Orlando Weekly (Lisa Stokes)
Rivette deftly entertains while intellectually posing conundrums and revealing the complexity of human desires. ...read the complete Va Savoir movie review at Orlando Weekly (Lisa Stokes)
Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Va Savoir abounds in pleasures. ...read the complete Va Savoir movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Takes its time showing its hand, but that is the source of its satisfactions, and its charm. ...read the complete Va Savoir movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
eFilmCritic.com (Oz)
ViewLondon (Brian Walker)
Empire Magazine (--)
New York Times (Elvis Mitchell)
It's undeniably a trifle, but rarely is something like this done with such skill and, well, savoir-faire. ...read the complete Va Savoir movie review at New York Times (Elvis Mitchell)
San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)
As Va Savoir moves along and develops new layers as the characters collide and intertwine, its pleasures increase with its complexity. ...read the complete Va Savoir movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)
eFilmCritic.com (Andrew Howe)
An intelligent, sophisticated hymn to modern-day relationships. ...read the complete Va Savoir movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Andrew Howe)
Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)
An enchanting entertainment that offers a number of laughs while dispensing an equal number of romantic truths. ...read the complete Va Savoir movie review at Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)
Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
A dense, droll and frequently delightful account of that zone where art and life (and love) converge. ...read the complete Va Savoir movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
O ne reason to see "Va Savoir" is to want to know these people. Art films can encourage escapism, too. Some moviegoers like Julia Roberts and others like Jeanne Balibar, but we all have ...read the complete Va Savoir movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)
It's a supremely smart film. ...read the complete Va Savoir movie review at Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)
Palo Alto Weekly (Susan Tavernetti)
Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)
The film is a work of extreme sensitivity, a gently absurdist wisdom, and a lighthearted grace. ...read the complete Va Savoir movie review at Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)
IMDB.com
Which is why, at a mere 150 minutes, his latest film "Va Savoir" ("Who Knows?") seems positively miniscule in contrast.The downside to "Va Savoir"'s scant twoandahalf hour duration is that just when you're starting to get to know and appreciate its ...read the complete Va Savoir movie review at IMDB.com
Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)
The romantic comedy Va Savoir (Who Knows?) is a trifle by the great French master Jacques Rivette -- a statement which means that this movie is nevertheless head and shoulders above most of the current offerings out there, and certainly at the top of ...read the complete Va Savoir movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)
Reel Movie Critic (Pam Singleton)
Camille is having difficulty with her sense of direction-perhaps in more ways than one. She gets lost backstage at the theater and she's turned around when she steps off the elevator at the hotel as well. We get the distinct impression that she's ...read the complete Va Savoir movie review at Reel Movie Critic (Pam Singleton)
DVD Talk (Matt Langdon)
The main character is Camille (the lanky and awkward Jeanne Balibar) who has come to Paris doing a Pirandello play with her boyfriend Ugo (Sergio Castellitto) who is the lead actor and director of the production. Most evenings they perform the play but ...read the complete Va Savoir movie review at DVD Talk (Matt Langdon)
Palo Alto Online (Susan Tavernetti)
Jacques Bonnaffe as Pierre and Jeanne Balibar as Camille in Va Savoir.Everyone has been complaining about what a horrible year this has been for films in general and how dumb and dumber American movies have become in particular. Leave it to the French ...read the complete Va Savoir movie review at Palo Alto Online (Susan Tavernetti)
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
The kind of movie you settle into. It's supple and sophisticated, and it's not about much. It has no message and some will say it has no point. But it is a demonstration of grace and wit. ...read the complete Va Savoir movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
On a Paris rooftop about an hour into this 2-hour film, the tone shifts and the atmosphere lightens into giddy farce. ...read the complete Va Savoir movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)
Delicious but complex. ...read the complete Va Savoir movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)
Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow)
You may find Va Savoir pleasant to sit through, but will it stay with you the next morning? Who ...read the complete Va Savoir movie review at Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow)
Premiere (France) (--)
SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)
Interlocking romantic misadventures beget both amusement and broken hearts in "Va Savior," a City of Lights charmer with a semi-serious edge and several superb performances. ...read the complete Va Savoir movie review at SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)
TV Guide (Ken Fox)
It's an engaging diversion from a master director who, at the ripe age of 78, appears to be once again at the top of his game. ...read the complete Va Savoir movie review at TV Guide (Ken Fox)
Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)
Its warm humor and love for its characters ultimately wins us over to its side. ...read the complete Va Savoir movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)
New York Post (Jonathan Foreman)
Before the slightly surreal (self-consciously so) climax, there are some fine set pieces, including a disastrous dinner party that amply showcases Rivette's wonderfully light directorial touch. ...read the complete Va Savoir movie review at New York Post (Jonathan Foreman)
New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)
The movie's pleasures are spare, and will appeal mostly to die-hard Rivette fans and viewers with slow pulses. ...read the complete Va Savoir movie review at New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)
IMDB.com
Eddie only does it because he's afraid of losing Barbara, someone he has come to love, even though they have no physical contact, in the week he has known her. She cons him into doing it and he's so naive and hungry for her love that he's clueless as to ...read the complete Va Savoir movie review at IMDB.com
filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Only the French could make a romantic comedy that clocks in at more than 2 1/2 hours in length. And of course, it wouldn't have much of a plot, either. This wafer-thin production, reminiscent of a really long Oscar Wilde play, Starring Jeanne Balibar ...read the complete Va Savoir movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
from $5.99
(6 sellers)
User Reviews
User Comments
del.icio.us
Digg
StumbleUpon
Yahoo! My Web
Facebook
Google Bookmarks
ma.gnolia
Newsvine
reddit
Windows Live
