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13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91IndieWireSophie Monks KaufmanIndieWireSophie Monks KaufmanWiseman has made a vocation out of filming what is right in front of him, and he applies that schematic to a dead woman whose words are all that remain. Her husband did not see her, but we will.
- 90Paste MagazineAndrew CrumpPaste MagazineAndrew CrumpThough A Couple is [Wiseman's] first narrative feature in 20 years, the narrative structure documents history by fashioning Sophia’s diaries and letters as a performance.
- 80The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawIt is a thoroughly intelligent production, a film festival event that could not exist in the rough-and-tumble of regular movie distribution but will I hope find a home on streaming services.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinThe Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinThe result is an expressive and moving portrait of a tempestuous marriage, one told with elan that feels rich in feeling even if its entire budget probably wouldn’t have covered the cost of croissants on an average film shoot in France.
- 80The New York TimesBen KenigsbergThe New York TimesBen KenigsbergEven at 63 minutes, A Couple is not an easy sit. It took me three viewings before I was able to become absorbed in it — to settle into the rhythms of Boutefeu’s performance, to find the monologues less monotonous, to admire the beauty of the garden that Wiseman uses so calmingly to counterpoint the anger of Sophia’s words.
- 75Slant MagazineKeith WatsonSlant MagazineKeith WatsonA Couple ultimately constitutes not so much a footnote to Frederick Wiseman’s storied career as a beguiling little doodle in its margins.
- 58The Film StageRory O'ConnorThe Film StageRory O'ConnorI couldn’t bear another minute of A Couple, but I’m perfectly happy it exists.
- 58The PlaylistMarshall ShafferThe PlaylistMarshall ShafferWhile it’s great to see an example of a filmmaker refusing to rest on his laurels or stay inside the nearly defined box of his cultural reputation, a film must be a film – not just a concept. Un Couple never quite manages to transcend its origins as a precious pandemic project.