The Girl With the Needle

critic Reviews

, 93% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score
  • Threading its grim tale through sumptuous black-and-white photography, The Girl with the Needle is a haunting parable made with superb craft.
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    Michael O'SullivanWashington Post
    Sonne delivers a twitchy performance, lurching from meek withdrawal to rage.
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    Richard WhittakerAustin Chronicle
    Its answers are uneasy and disquieting, and the true root of its horror.
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    Christy LemireFilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
    It is so exquisitely well-crafted but such a downer and hard to watch.
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    Danny LeighFinancial Times
    Working in pin-sharp black and white, director Magnus von Horn brings icy clarity to the tale of an ordinary young woman, Karoline, whose misfortune is vast in pitiless times. 
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    Wendy IdeObserver (UK)
    It’s a remarkable film: bleak, but horribly compelling.
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    S. Nicole LaneChicago Reader
    It’s a chair-gripping, toe-curling story.
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    Michelle KisnerThe Movie Sleuth
    The Girl with the Needle is an attempt to understand what kind of environment would facilitate heinous acts of cruelty and what would make an individual see those acts as the ultimate kindness
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    Erick EstradaCinegarage
    If you like the cinematographic period [of expressionism], this part of the history of cinema very early in the origins of the art, I highly recommend The Girl with the Needle. [Full review in Spanish]
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    Emily GagneDread Central
    Spinning a true tale of abject horror into a complex yarn about motherhood, this Danish drama cuts right through the bone. Don’t see it with your mom.
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    Robert RotenLaramie Movie Scope
    This is a depressing movie to watch, but it isn't boring. One good thing about it is that if you are feeling sorry for yourself because things are not going your way, you can take comfort in the fact that unlucky Karoline probably has it far worse.
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