Antigone (2019 film)

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On [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of {{RT data|score}} based on {{RT data|count}} reviews, with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/antigone_2019|title=Antigone|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date={{RT data|access date|df=dmy}}}}</ref>

For ”[[Now (newspaper)|Now]]”, Kelsey Adams called ”Antigone” “heartbreaking” and “an incisive critique of the power imbalance between citizens and immigrants”.<ref>{{cite web |first=Kelsey |last=Adams |url=https://nowtoronto.com/movies/tiff2019/tiff-review-antigone-sophie-deraspe/ |title=TIFF review: Antigone |work=[[Now (newspaper)|Now]] |date=5 September 2019 |access-date=20 September 2019 }}</ref> In ”[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|La Presse]]”, Marc-André Lussier praised Nahéma Ricci’s acting.<ref name=”LussierSept20″>{{cite web |first=Marc-André |last=Lussier |url=https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/201909/20/01-5242103-antigone-representera-le-canada-aux-oscars.php |title=Antigone représentera le Canada aux Oscars

For ”[[Now (newspaper)|Now]]”, Kelsey Adams called ”Antigone” “heartbreaking” and “an incisive critique of the power imbalance between citizens and immigrants”.<ref>{{cite web |first=Kelsey |last=Adams |url=https://nowtoronto.com/movies/tiff2019/tiff-review-antigone-sophie-deraspe/ |title=TIFF review: Antigone |work=[[Now (newspaper)|Now]] |date=5 September 2019 |access-date=20 September 2019 }}</ref> In ”[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|La Presse]]”, {{ill|Marc-André Lussier|fr}} praised Nahéma Ricci’s acting.<ref name=”LussierSept20″>{{cite web |first=Marc-André |last=Lussier |url=https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/201909/20/01-5242103-antigone-representera-le-canada-aux-oscars.php |title=Antigone représentera le Canada aux Oscars

|work=[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|La Presse]] |access-date=20 September 2019 |language=fr }}</ref> ”[[Montreal Gazette]]” writer Angelo Muredda compared the film’s Antigone character to [[Joan of Arc]], adding Ricci, in a “steely, star-making performance”, somewhat resembles [[Maria Falconetti]] in ”[[The Passion of Joan of Arc]]” (1928). Muredda also found parallels between the story and [[March for Our Lives]] and [[Black Lives Matter]].<ref name=”Muredda”>{{cite web |url=https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/review-quebecois-remix-of-antigone-gives-ancient-story-an-aggressively-modern-facelift/wcm/b515879b-e031-45c3-b843-9a466a6e7441/ |title=Review: Quebecois remix of Antigone gives ancient story an aggressively modern facelift |work=[[Montreal Gazette]] |last=Muredda |first=Angelo |date=5 December 2019 |access-date=26 April 2020 }}</ref> ”[[Cult MTL]]”{{‘}}s review calls ”Antigone” “sometimes powerful”, but criticized what it called a “clumsy translation” of the ancient story to modern Quebec.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cultmtl.com/2019/09/tiff-day-5/ |title=Soderbergh, Kore-eda and more on day 5 of TIFF |work=[[Cult MTL]] |date=10 September 2019 |access-date=20 September 2019 }}</ref> For ”[[Screen Daily]]”, Allan Hunter called the film a “meaty, thought-provoking drama” and Ricci’s performance “gutsy, committed”, though suggesting she looked too old for her part.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/antigone-busan-review/5143218.article |title=’Antigone’: Busan Review |work=[[Screen Daily]] |last=Hunter |first=Allan |date=6 October 2019 |access-date=6 October 2019 }}</ref> Peter Howell of the ”[[Toronto Star]]” called it one of the year’s best films, praising Ricci’s performance in particular.<ref>{{cite web |first=Peter |last=Howell |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/review/2019/12/05/heres-why-antigone-is-one-of-the-best-films-of-2019.html |title=Here’s why ‘Antigone’ is one of the best films of 2019 |work=[[Toronto Star]] |date=5 December 2019}}</ref> Writing for ”[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]”, Jessica Kiang positively commented the film endeavoured to capture the spirit of Sophocles’ play rather than the letter, adding it was “further electrified” by Ricci.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/reviews/antigone-review-1203360911/ |title=Film Review: ‘Antigone’ |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |last=Kiang |first=Jessica |date=7 October 2019 |access-date=26 April 2020 }}</ref> ”[[The Globe and Mail]]”{{‘}}s Justine Smith noted Sophocles’ play had previously been re-imagined to make statements on [[fascism]], the [[counterculture movement]] and other subjects.<ref>{{cite web |first=Justine |last=Smith |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/article-when-your-breakout-film-needs-a-shout-out-to-sophocles/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204041914/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/article-when-your-breakout-film-needs-a-shout-out-to-sophocles/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 December 2019 |title=When your breakout film needs a shout-out to Sophocles |work=[[The Globe and Mail]] |date=2 December 2019 |access-date=30 April 2020 |url-access=subscription }}</ref>

|work=[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|La Presse]] |access-date=20 September 2019 |language=fr }}</ref> ”[[Montreal Gazette]]” writer Angelo Muredda compared the film’s Antigone character to [[Joan of Arc]], adding Ricci, in a “steely, star-making performance”, somewhat resembles [[Maria Falconetti]] in ”[[The Passion of Joan of Arc]]” (1928). Muredda also found parallels between the story and [[March for Our Lives]] and [[Black Lives Matter]].<ref name=”Muredda”>{{cite web |url=https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/review-quebecois-remix-of-antigone-gives-ancient-story-an-aggressively-modern-facelift/wcm/b515879b-e031-45c3-b843-9a466a6e7441/ |title=Review: Quebecois remix of Antigone gives ancient story an aggressively modern facelift |work=[[Montreal Gazette]] |last=Muredda |first=Angelo |date=5 December 2019 |access-date=26 April 2020 }}</ref> ”[[Cult MTL]]”{{‘}}s review calls ”Antigone” “sometimes powerful”, but criticized what it called a “clumsy translation” of the ancient story to modern Quebec.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cultmtl.com/2019/09/tiff-day-5/ |title=Soderbergh, Kore-eda and more on day 5 of TIFF |work=[[Cult MTL]] |date=10 September 2019 |access-date=20 September 2019 }}</ref> For ”[[Screen Daily]]”, Allan Hunter called the film a “meaty, thought-provoking drama” and Ricci’s performance “gutsy, committed”, though suggesting she looked too old for her part.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/antigone-busan-review/5143218.article |title=’Antigone’: Busan Review |work=[[Screen Daily]] |last=Hunter |first=Allan |date=6 October 2019 |access-date=6 October 2019 }}</ref> Peter Howell of the ”[[Toronto Star]]” called it one of the year’s best films, praising Ricci’s performance in particular.<ref>{{cite web |first=Peter |last=Howell |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/review/2019/12/05/heres-why-antigone-is-one-of-the-best-films-of-2019.html |title=Here’s why ‘Antigone’ is one of the best films of 2019 |work=[[Toronto Star]] |date=5 December 2019}}</ref> Writing for ”[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]”, Jessica Kiang positively commented the film endeavoured to capture the spirit of Sophocles’ play rather than the letter, adding it was “further electrified” by Ricci.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/reviews/antigone-review-1203360911/ |title=Film Review: ‘Antigone’ |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |last=Kiang |first=Jessica |date=7 October 2019 |access-date=26 April 2020 }}</ref> ”[[The Globe and Mail]]”{{‘}}s Justine Smith noted Sophocles’ play had previously been re-imagined to make statements on [[fascism]], the [[counterculture movement]] and other subjects.<ref>{{cite web |first=Justine |last=Smith |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/article-when-your-breakout-film-needs-a-shout-out-to-sophocles/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204041914/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/article-when-your-breakout-film-needs-a-shout-out-to-sophocles/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 December 2019 |title=When your breakout film needs a shout-out to Sophocles |work=[[The Globe and Mail]] |date=2 December 2019 |access-date=30 April 2020 |url-access=subscription }}</ref>