Press About The Film"Perfect of its kind...deeply affecting...the story of Lucille and Irja may break your heart, but it will also make your day."
-- Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
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Read Full Review Online "Even cinema-saturated wretches see only a small handful of films each year that wear the masks of comedy and tragedy equally, and those that do so honestly are even rarer..."Sunset Story" is a sincerely affecting film, truthfully inspiring emotion, both h"
-- Kevin Crust, The Los Angeles Times
Read Full Review "Itís the cinematic equivalent of glancing up at the sky and taking a good deep breath."
-- Chuck Wilson, LA Weekly
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Read Full Review Online "Gabbert doesn't milk the circumstances of Sunset Hall for schmaltz. Her characters are frank and tart, and they carry their crosses: Irja is in a wheelchair, which Lucille both pushes and hangs onto, with dignity"
-- John Anderson, New York Newsday
Read Full Review Online "A wonderful documentary by Laura Gabbert that may make you laugh and cry--and may change your mind about age and aging."
-- Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
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-- Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Read Full Review "An elderly woman passed by and said, "What a sad movie." I responded that I found it to be rather joyous and that that Irja and Lucille, who conducted themselves with such compassion, intelligence and courage, were great role models."
-- Former New York Mayor Ed Koch
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I saw a film that reminded me of you!...Itís fabulous in a very low-key way. Totally charming without being either maudlin or condescending.
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-- Andrea Carla Michaels, JewishSF.com
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Read Full Review Online "Gabbert records the sense of resignation that surrounds Alpert's impending mortality, and the way Lloyd feels hurt when her friend starts preparing to die, as though giving up on life were tantamount to abandoning her ideals."
-- Noel Murray, The Onion AV Club
Read Full Review Online "A Terrific film! Tremendously moving!"
-- Henry Sheehan, NPR, Film Week
"Sublime...as quietly transcendent as a great Japanese film..."
-- Gary Pearly, WBUR Boston, NPR
"Deeply affecting...candid, comic and utterly poignant..."
-- Anthony Kaufman, Filmmaker Magazine
"Think Golden Girls, only a lot older and brighter...and Felix and Oscar from The Odd Couple, and you'll get a taste of Sunset Story...a heartfelt gem of a documentary."
-- Kathy Carlons, The Tennessean
"Tender, sensitive... Strong emotional appeal."
-- Robert Koehler, Variety
"A profound re-imagining of the meaning and consequence of old age wrapped in a gentle comedy."
-- Susie Gerhard, San Francisco Bay Guardian
"One of the surprising delights of Tribeca's documentary competition..."
-- Nick Poppy, indiWIRE
"Challenges preconceived notions -- about both documentaries and the elderly."
-- Los Angeles Jewish Journal
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