Since his beloved violin was broken, Nasser-Ali Khan, one of the most renowned musicians of his day, has lost all taste for life. Finding no instrument worthy of replacing it, he decides to confine himself to bed to await death.
These moments give flavor, but fail to cohere into any particular taste.
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Eric Kohn
RTIndieWireApr 14, 2013
While visually scrumptious, the movie struggles to reach a greater profundity that it never quite obtains, but its childlike emulation of a grand tragedy is indelibly precious.
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Joe Williams
RTSt. Louis Post-DispatchOct 18, 2012
Resurrects the spirit of Middle Eastern fables, albeit with a French twist.
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Marya E. Gates
RTCool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack)Feb 12, 2024