Densely layered, demanding and beautiful, Ruiz has found the perfect venue for his passions and created the most cinematically breathtaking film of the new millennium.
100
Boston GlobeJay Carr
Boston GlobeJay Carr
You can count on the fingers of one hand the number of works in any given year to which one is moved to apply the word ''masterpiece.'' Raul Ruiz's Time Regained is one of them.
100
San Francisco ExaminerG. Allen Johnson
San Francisco ExaminerG. Allen Johnson
Ruiz has made the most ambitious adaptation of a Proust work yet.
80
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
The daring of the conception is matched only by the brilliance of the execution.
80
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
Comes as close as perhaps any film has gotten to approximating the inner life of an artist.
75
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
A long sit for those unfamiliar with Proust's literary quest and output, but the view is sensational.
Those not familiar with Proust will doubtless feel lost. Unlike the printed word, film does not offer the chance to pause and reflect, or go back and re-read a passage.
50
Miami HeraldSara Wildberger
Miami HeraldSara Wildberger
Time Regained is not really worth the time it takes to see it.
20
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
It's the sort of movie that can make normally well-read and intelligent viewers feel stupid.