Death in Love is occasionally pretentious but always riveting. Strap yourself in, especially for those gruesome flashbacks of Nazi medical experiments -- this is one endurance test that's worth the effort.
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The Hollywood Reporter
The Hollywood Reporter
Bisset is powerful as a mother who has virtually devoured her young. With her Medusa-like tresses aswirl, she is truly ferocious.
A pretentious and stilted but weirdly compelling blend of sins-of-the-parent saga and horror movie.
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New York Daily NewsJoe Neumaier
New York Daily NewsJoe Neumaier
Challenging and thoughtful, but is also, like its characters, a prisoner of its own anger.
20
Village Voice
Village Voice
Someday, a wise and potent film will be made about the Holocaust's legacy on succeeding generations. Posing as a study in evil, Death in Love is claptrap that confuses bile with art.