Review of Synonyms (2019) by Ignatiy Vishnevetsky for The A.V. Club — 22 Oct 2019
Above all, it’s about the impossible desire, shared by both expats and artists, to forge an identity of one’s own. But whereas the films it quotes sought to create cryptic and contrapuntal meanings, Lapid errs on the side of the loudly obvious, building to a final shot that might as well be a thesis statement for the rest of the film.
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This review of Synonyms (2019) was written by Ignatiy Vishnevetsky and published by The A.V. Club on 22 October 2019.
Synonyms has generally received positive reviews.
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