Touching yet hard-nosed, the film rises to a whole other level thanks to Gorintin's unforgettable performance.

Full Review | Jun 5, 2021

La principal fortaleza del film, adems de la atenta mirada y la sensibilidad de Bertuccelli, es ese impecable tro de actrices.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 30, 2005

Bertuccelli neatly unpacks these three women's burdened lives and leaves us with a haunting souvenir-the last scene is a shimmering revelation.

Full Review | Dec 9, 2004

Bertuccelli convinces us of her capability of sketching portraits of incredible characters that are credible.

Full Review | Dec 1, 2004

Bertuccelli tackles Since Otar Left... with the kind of ambitious imagination that makes one marvel at a natural filmmaker's unexpected and original choices.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/4 | Nov 12, 2004

A showcase for three very talented actresses.

Full Review | Original Score: A- | Sep 17, 2004

The finely crafted film shows the complex needs and anxieties of a three-generation family living in a country that has undergone dramatic political and cultural changes.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Aug 27, 2004

...deliberately paced but always interesting...

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 21, 2004

This emotionally rich situation is played for all its worth by the entire cast, but the standout is Gorintin.

Full Review | Original Score: B+ | Aug 19, 2004

You feel like you're watching a real family traipse through an uncertain world instead of actors creating relationships on the spot.

Full Review | Original Score: A- | Aug 18, 2004

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Aug 13, 2004

Competently made with occasional flashes of brilliance

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 11, 2004

Full Review | Original Score: D+ | Aug 7, 2004

It is a film that understands women, but more importantly, understands life.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 6, 2004

The film is as intense as all family relationships.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 6, 2004

Otar and Lenin make terrific bookends on the post-communist experience for average citizens.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Aug 6, 2004

Whatever film acting is about -- technique, presence or truth-telling -- [Esther Gorintin] got it.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 6, 2004

If you want a film whose ending is happy and sad at the same time look no further.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 5, 2004

It feels very real, as if the filmmakers have recorded some actual real-life moments.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 9, 2004

Since Otar Left tells a story of conventional melodrama, and makes it extraordinary because of the acting.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 25, 2004