The Lorelei

Name: The Lorelei
Genre: Drama, Mystery, TV Movie
Released: 1990-03-18
Rating: 3.3

DramaMysteryTV Movie1h 15m

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89%

Tomatometer

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66%

Popcornmeter

3.3

TMDB

Storyline

A lonely schoolteacher has a strange experience on her walking holiday. It haunts her and threatens to wreck her growing romance with a colleague.

Details

DirectorTerry Johnson

ReleasedMar 18, 1990

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

6 fresh · 1 rotten

Critics consensus

“A sensitive portrayal of life on the economic margins, Lorelei transcends its narrative shortcomings with strong performances and Sabrina Doyle's deft direction.”

89% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

Brian Tallerico

RTRogerEbert.comJul 30, 2021

Even the beats of Lorelei that feel manufactured connect because of the tenderness of the filmmaking and performances.

Tomris Laffly

RTVarietyJul 29, 2021

Elevated by Jena Malone and Pablo Schreiber, debut feature filmmaker Sabrina Doyle's tale of Americans on the fringe is compassionately textured even when it veers into cliché.

Teo Bugbee

RTNew York TimesJul 29, 2021

The film is invested in accurately depicting the details of its character's lives, but its collection of studied impressions doesn't coalesce into a coherent final portrait.

Greg Carlson

RTVague VisagesJul 28, 2023

Good onscreen chemistry between Jena Malone and Pablo Schreiber lifts the filmmaker’s debut feature out of traps set by occasionally mundane dialogue and predictable complications.