The Last September (1999)

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100	Boston Globe Jay Carr A gorgeous autumnal period piece that catches a vanishing proprietary class on the eve of its extinction in Ireland in 1920.
100	Philadelphia Inquirer Desmond Ryan Undeniable asset of an A list cast.
88	Chicago Tribune John Petrakis One of those rare movies that manages to maintain the hushed intensity and claustrophobic anxiety that is normally associated with theater or prose.
83	Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum There's something Slavic about Warner's storytelling.
75	San Francisco Chronicle Edward Guthmann The quality of acting in September, coupled with Idziak's images, warrant a visit.
75	Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt The movie doesn't have much more get-up-and-go than the characters, but solid performances and richly textured camera work keep it involving most of the way through.
75	Miami Herald Curtis Morgan Sad confusions and emotional disconnections are what the story is all about.
63	Baltimore Sun Chris Kaltenbach Instead of a sweeping epic, this adaptation of a novel by Elizabeth Bowen is much quieter, a work perhaps too understated and stereotypical for its own good.
50	Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert I'm not sure the movie should have pumped up the melodrama to get us more interested, but something might have helped.
50	New York Daily News Jack Mathews Saga too arty for own good.

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