Synopsis
A child escapes from Poland during World War II and first heads to Greece before coming of age in Canada.
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Cast
- Rade ŠerbedžijaAthos
- Stephen DillaneJakob Beer
- Rosamund PikeAlex
- Ayelet ZurerMichaela
- Robbie KayYoung Jakob
- Ed StoppardBen
- Rachelle LefevreNaomi
- Nina DobrevBella
- Themis BazakaMrs Serenou
- Yorgos KaramihosIoannis
Recommendations
- 80
The Hollywood Reporter
Fugitive Pieces has a sharp, devastating story to tell. - 75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
The strengths of Fugitive Pieces are its fluidity and subtlety. Emotional repression may be one of the most difficult conditions to portray honestly, and Dillane's performance of Jakob is a study in the art of creating sympathy by not asking for it. - 70
The New York Times
For a tale spiked with so much torment, Fugitive Pieces feels remarkably soothing. - 70
Los Angeles Times
Hopscotching time on film is never easy, but Canadian writer-director Jeremy Podeswa handles it with skill and care in Fugitive Pieces, his lovely, absorbing adaptation of Anne Michaels' lauded novel about a circumspect writer haunted by his traumatic past. - 67
The A.V. Club
In many ways, Fugitive Pieces is a beautiful film. But it's a bit TOO beautiful. - 50
Variety
The cool hand of Canadian writer-director Jeremy Podeswa proves a disappointing match for Fugitive Pieces, a generally dull and unmemorable adaptation of Anne Michaels' extraordinary prose-poetry novel. - 50
Village Voice
Fugitive Pieces is a cerebral excavation into history, written in lush cadences meant to be read or recited. It may be unfilmable, and in pursuit of sensitivity, Canadian writer-director Jeremy Podeswa hollows out the novel's urgency in favor of a vaguely spiritual morbidity. - 50
ReelViews
The film has lofty goals, but comes across as leaden and pretentious. It's a character study in which the lead participant is the least interesting person in the movie.
