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2015
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Iris
Positive Reviews
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Average Rating
3.7
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3.0
Complementarily designed to revel in the fantasy of its luxurious setting, the film never digs too deep or steps out of line.Viewer entertainment will ..
Av Club
3.0
type Movie Current Status In Season mpaa R runtime 90 minutes Limited Release Date 12/14/01 performer Judi Dench, Kate Winslet, Hugh Bonneville, Jim B ..
EW
3.8
Few documentaries match subject and filmmaker as perfectly as Iris.
Rogerebert
3.0
This portrait makes up in exuberant spirit what it lacks in insight.
We Got This Covered
4.0
All that effort spent making us dress identically in boring black, then along comes a one off eccentric like Mrs Apfel and theyre falling at her feet. ..
Time Out
4.0
That intimacy is the movies real subject; itll make you feel swaddled in stylish conspiracy.
Time Out
3.0
Apfel replies with engaging honesty that its so far back that she cant remember.There are no sensational or tragic moments here in the style of Maysle ..
The Guardian
4.0
But Iris Apfels whole being like this entertaining study is a bracing advert for the pleasures of living large, and loud, into old age.
The Guardian
4.4
Director Albert Maysles emphasizes these transcendent qualities in Iris, allowing them to reach a cinematic blossom.The documentary is a celebration o ..
4.4
Iris serves as a spirited, often dazzling primer in how to fight the dying of the light and feel fabulous while doing it.
3.0
Iris is a potent argument against fast fashion, fast anything. And as a quiet cataloging of a couple slowing down and accessorized with wheelchairs, w ..
4.0
There are few better ways right now to spend 80 movie minutes than to see Iris, a delightful eye opener about life, love, statement eyeglasses, bracel ..
The New York Times
4.2
But the joy of Iris Apfel, and by extension of Iris, is that theres no need to dissect the enigma.Iris is a character, through and through.
Paste Magazine
3.0
The directors way with framing and composition hadnt deserted him even at this late stage every shot is a box of delights.
Telegraph
4.0
Thats because Apfel not only has a lively sense of humor and a great spirit, she also is a remarkably sane and sensible individual.
3.8
Theres more here than just an amused portrait of an offbeat individual.
San Francisco Chronicle
4.3
Believe it or not, that coming from a fashion insider is a rare thing.
The Young Folks
4.0
She was celebrated in her field, but it wasnt until 2005 that fate stepped in and pulled her into the limelight.
Ny Daily News
3.8
Its one of Maysless final two films before his death, at age 88, in March and is more portrait than narrative.
The Globe And Mail
4.4
Iris is an absolute kick, whether or not you care a whit about the world this character is moving through.
Philly
3.0
But Iris isnt merely concerned with clothes: its also a paean to marital longevity.
One Guys Opinion
4.5
Iris is more than just a movie about an amusing lady who likes clothes an awful lot. Its also a celebration of the revivifying power of creativity ...
Village Voice
3.8
A singular eccentric and fashion icon gets a nice direct cinema documentary profile by the late Albert Maysles.
Rogers Movie Nation
2.0
The last documentary by the late great documentarian Albert Maysles.
Sover
3.0
Its no wonder director Albert Maysles elected to make a documentary about her life and philosophy.
Blu Ray
2.0
Unfortunately he provides little insight on how an artist finds inspiration in old age or about the creative process in general.
Chicago Reader
3.0
Much like Elaine Stritch, who also wore the same signature owl eyeglasses, Iris Apfel is a New York City character, a grande dame of society, fashion ..
3.0
Maysles has a rich subject matter and tells the story of Iris Apfels remarkable career, her marriage to husband Carl, who celebrated his 100th birthda ..
4.0
Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation is the fifth film in the franchise; it has been called Rogue Nation presumably in order to avoid confusion (Mission: ..
The Times
4.0
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The Times
3.0
Maysles,88, made scores of documentary films dating back to the 1950s.
Lariat
3.5
This lightweight portrait of a style icon is best enjoyed without being seen as the one of the final films in a distinguished career that included suc ..
The Wrap
3.8
Intimate, knowing portrait of a fashion icon who knows exactly who and what she is, and is often surrounded by people who dont.
News Day
3.8
Iris opens with a sound: the plastic click and rattle of enormous necklaces.
New York Post
4.0
With Iris, the late, great documentarian Albert Maysles, who died this year at age 88, delivers a particularly elegiac movie swan song, which celebrat ..
Film Journal International ..
4.0
But there is more to Maysles film than just finding the right look.
Az Central
4.0
Iris offers us a meeting of kindred spirits a celebration of different forms of creativity.
Smh
4.4
Apfel shares Little Edies strong personality, love of life and arresting sense of kookily personal style, seen everywhere in this gorgeously entertain ..
Toronto Star
4.0
The Verdict Overall, Iris is an enjoyable, heartwarming yet glossy affair.
Film Inquiry
4.0
So says Iris Apfel, 93, in this spirited documentary about the American fashion icon.
Empire
4.0
As a snapshot of an exceptional woman, Iris is an uplifting and entetaining film; it lifts our spirits with the fuel of hers.
3.5
Susan Grangers review of Iris (Magnolia Pictures) This cinematic portrait of indomitable, 93 year old Manhattan fashionista Iris Apfel is the penultim ..
Susang Ranger
4.0
This portrait of the nonagenarian fashion icon Iris Apfel is one of the last films by the director Albert Maysles, who died in March, at the age of ei ..
New Yorker
4.0
The late documentarian Albert Maysles, who died in March at age 88, was best known for his 1976 cult classic Grey Gardens.
Time
3.0
Do yourself a favor and spend some time with geriatric starlet Iris Apfel and the Dorchester born filmmaker Albert Maysles.
Boston Herald
3.0
Maysles is adept at finding the strange rhythms this longstanding marriage has adopted.Iris offers an entertaining view into the artistic process, enc ..
The Film Stage
4.0
There is, for all the frivolity of her business, a gravitas and magnetism about Iris Apfel: shes smart and funny and sassy enough for the viewer to se ..
The Irish Times
3.0
Iris is the cinematic equivalent of a party, with its titular character as its host.
Blogs Indie Wire
3.0
Never a great beauty, Iris apparently always had a sense of style.
Detroit News
3.5
Some of the best docos merely put you together with someone who is simply great company.
Herald Sun
3.0
Make no mistake about it: Iris is much more a celebration of life than it is a rumination on death, and it packs more laughs into its lean 78 minutes ..
Consequence Of Sound
3.1
Its fine for what it is, but mostly the filmmakers are content to be (visible) flies on the wall as we watch Iris go about her life.Fifty years ago th ..
Movie Habit
3.0
At the heart of Iris is love, between Iris and the camera, Maysles and his subject, and Iris and Carl. They nailed it, this crazy life, and theyre sti ..
Oregon Live
3.0
Iris is more one dimensional than other films by the late Albert Maysles, like Grey Gardens.Theres no darkness and little subtext beneath Iriss pretty ..
Now Toronto
3.0
Iris is delightful enough, but so slight a subject that its scant eighty three minute running time feels padded.
Abc
3.0
As slight in scope as it is modest in subject matter, the second to last film by Albert Maysles, who died in March, is a charming if occasionally too ..
Nz Herald
4.0
To these arbiters of all that is good and right and important in the world, collecting clothes is for the vapid and shallow.
The Stranger
3.0
Iris drums home its agreeable themes never be afraid to express yourself and never stop having fun. Its nice to be reminded of this by someone with 93 ..
The Film Pie
3.5
Shes perfectly willing to put it all on display.Iris isnt groundbreaking doc filmmaking, but its amiable and jovial in a way rarely seen in the field, ..
The Dissolve
4.0
But how are you supposed to express your inner splendor if youre limited to a thrift store budget
Film Comment
4.0
Her style is all about layers of accessories creating an intricate composition and Maysles echoes this with a film in which the minor incursions below ..
The Skinny
3.0
Pretty is boring..Fashion might be synonymous with beauty, but for Apfel, its a means of expression.
Under The Radar Mag
3.8
Iris never feigns importance as a documentary, and is all the richer for it.
Movie Mezzanine
4.0
It would take a genius to get underneath the surface of such a highly lacquered persona, yet thats what Maysles is able to do.But you have to pay atte ..
Bfi
3.8
Maysles doesnt press the point; even the greatest documentarians know there are places you dont go.Iris opens May 15 at the Bloor cinema in Toronto; M ..
National Post
3.5
Everyone keeps calling Iris Apfel a nonagenarian fashion icon because how many such people can there even be.Well, at least a few, as the documentary ..
Sf Weekly
3.8
Its a perfectly sweet and touching portrait of a woman who refuses to slow down despite her advanced age, following the style icon through meetings wi ..
Am Ny
4.5
All you truly need know is she is a joy, a wonder, and terrific, as is this film.
Spectator
3.0
Maysles films prove that understatement and patience can be priceless.
Willamette Week
4.0
Iris is more like Megumi Sasakis inspiring portraits of devoted art collectors Herb and Dorothy Vogel in Herb & Dorothy 50x50 than the too many, narro ..
Film Forward
3.8
Its a tribute from one innovator to another: The movies director is Albert Maysles, one of cinemas most celebrated nonfiction filmmakers.
Commercial Appeal
3.5
And yet the subjects of the two films dont compare; where the Beale women of GG had long since parted ways with common sense, the outrageous looking I ..
Seattle Weekly
3.0
Its absolutely devastating, as one would expect, but also a more appropriate elegiac than its predecessor.Any film with this many anonymous credits at ..
Junkee
4.0
Unbridled enthusiasm is not only fun, it leads to unbridled genius.
Monsters And Critics
3.8
Iris could be seen as a primer on how to grow old gracefully, how to hold onto what matters and jettison what you have no use for. And to look damn go ..
Host Madison
4.0
Its not fun, but its the most addictive, watchable Austrian export in quite a long while, with a wicked precision about its depiction of family dysfun ..
Reviews Antagony Ecstasy
3.5
Iris is indeed delightful, mostly because you spend a good hour and 20 minutes with a delightful person.
Nashville Scene
4.3
Despite some truly beautiful pieces, theres an irreverence and wit to Apfels look.
Womens Voices For Change
4.0
Iris **** Master documentarian Albert Maysles final film is an introduction to the lively, fashionable, and fabulous 93 year old New York
Seventh Row
3.5
Just watching this wonderful looking walking wallpaper strut her stuff almost alone makes the experience worthwhile.
Daily Review
4.5
Its not a great film, but 54: The Directors Cut allows us to view director Christophers original take on NYCs most glittering and notorious 1970s danc ..
Bay Area Reporter
4.5
Behind those iconic bottle rimmed glasses is a woman who has lived life to the fullest, and serves as an inspiration to everyone who watches the film.
Cinemacy
4.5
Knowing Albert Maysles made the film already gives it instant credibility, but Iris flamboyant personality is animated enough to make the film sweet, ..
ScreenAnarchy
4.3
So much more than meets Iriss bespectacled eyes: looking at self determination, relentless individuality, devil may care creativity, romance, fame and ..
4.5
The last documentary of the last of the Maysles brothers is a suitable farewell to a career focused on the eccentric and marginalized.
El Universal
4.5
Iris Apfel, the subject of the late Albert Maysles documentary Iris, doesnt play the beauty game at all.
Gay City News
4.5
You sense Maysles recognises a kindred spirit in Iris undimmed curiosity about the world, and her restless creative drive. Its the perfect introductio ..
Big Issue
4.5
The beautiful thing about Iris is that even though there are pearls of wisdom, tender moments, heartfelt truths and sharp criticisms throughout, the f ..
Ancho Rage Press
4.5
Maysles, doesnt just coast on his reputation in Iris: he brings a perspective a younger filmmaker probably could not.
Bitch Flicks
4.5
He translates this personal depiction of Apfels life through an observant lens.
Flip Screen
3.5
Fashion icon, Iris Apfel, is still shining at 93.The fashion world may worship youth, but the shining It girl this month is 93 year old Iris Apfel.
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