Critic Reviews

• Trevor Johnston, Time Out

  Those undergoing some similar Catholic ferment might tune into its wavelength, otherwise it's a film to be admired from without, though swathes of choral music (an ill-advised Viscontian foray into Mahler excepted) convey a haunting, sepulchral vibe.

• Derek Malcolm, This is London

  Superbly shot in the white-walled no-man's-land of the monastery.

• Anthony Quinn, Independent

  Patience will be rewarded.

• Peter Bradshaw, Guardian [UK]

  After promising much, it leads nowhere, either emotionally or spiritually.

• Tom Dawson, Film4

  Beautifully shot yet distant.

• Tom Dawson, BBC

  The imposing setting of the seminary is integral to the power of In Memory Of Me.

• Tom Dawson, Total Film

  Absorbs for most of its two hours, only losing conviction in an underwhelming sign-off.

• David Parkinson, Empire Magazine

  Brilliantly conveying the enormity of surrendering the self, this is a religious film with universal relevance.

• Matt Bochenski, Little White Lies

  It flirts with being a better film than it really is, but never convinces.

• Anton Bitel, Eye for Film

  for the two hours that Costanza's hauntingly earnest film lasts, and perhaps beyond, it is all too easy to forget yourself.

• Boyd van Hoeij, european-films.net

  With a sterling cast headed by Christo Jivkov, breathtaking cinematography and a spellbinding accumulation of increasingly complex material that is treated with insight and clarity, In memoria di me is the best film of the Berlinale.

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