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La CiénagaOther

by Lucrecia Martel

Who uses, recommends or left La Ciénaga, in their own words: each a verbatim quote with a link to where it was said.

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Haitian-Canadian filmmaker from Montreal; her debut feature This House (Cette maison, 2022) was named to TIFF's Canada's Top Ten, and she has shot and produced films by Olivier Godin.
loved

For me, La Ciénaga is a perfect work of art.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Miryam Charles, the entry for La Ciénaga.

2024-06-20·criterion.com ↗

American actress and comedian, known as April Ludgate on Parks and Recreation (2009 to 2015) and for Legion (2017 to 2019) and the second season of The White Lotus (2022).
loved

La Ciénaga is beautiful and fun to watch because the world Martel builds is so realistic, it’s almost like you’re a fly on the wall spending time with this family in a country home in Argentina.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Aubrey Plaza, the entry for La Ciénaga.

2022-11-04·criterion.com ↗

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