The Secret of Roan Inish

  • 1995


MOVIE IS gorgeous enchanting beguiling graceful temporal
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95 % Certified Fresh
$ 6 Million
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Positive Reviews 15
Negative reviews 3
Average Rating 3.8/5
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4.4
It is the exhilarating account of the way Fiona rediscovers her familys history and reclaims their island. Rogerebert
4.5
Tales within tales, a subtle sense of economic and social realities, fine landscape photography and strong performances make for an engrossing, unusua .. Time Out
1.5
plodding manner works somewhat to advantage in The Secret of Roan Inish.
1.5
Only the seals and the sea gulls know The Secret of Roan Inish, a beguiling mystery shrouded in stubborn sea mist.
4.0
The film is unapologetically sweet and hopeful, but its said the hearts true home is the water, that its nature is to bob atop the cares of the world ..
4.5
Without ostentation or self consciousness, the film immerses you in the spume, fog and glare of the seaside life, with its temporal mysteries and its .. San Francisco Chronicle
3.8
Sayles demonstrates again his amazing breadth of interest and the extent to which he cant be pigeonholed. San Francisco Chronicle
4.5
A lovely and lyrical drama about the spiritual longing for home and the deep meanings that can be conveyed by family stories. Spirituality And Practice
4.4
An enchanting story about magic and tradition that is suitable for family viewing. ReelViews
4.5
Those with a taste for something crafted with grace, confidence and a feel for the power of a well told tale will find this one Secret worth sharing. Internet Reviews
3.0
One of his most accomplished movies, this is Sayles corrective fable to a genre thas has favored male protags, exploring another outsider character, a .. Emanuellevy
4.5
The rhythms are placid and the camerawork (by Haskell Wexler) is simple and unfussy. The films a charm. New Yorker
4.0
Though its protagonist is a 10 year old girl, it is a crackling good tale with a sense of wonder and mystery strong enough to captivate any age group. Calendar Live
4.4
...a story about storytelling, and how folk tales and real life can intermingle. Larsen On Film
4.5
This is all rather low key and uninsistent, but the settings are gorgeous, and Haskell Wexlers cinematography makes the most of them. Chicago Reader
4.5
Magical fable from writer director John Sayles is a departure and a great success. Net Flix
1.5
A bauble, perhaps, but smartly mounted and sweetly offered a Disney flick with brains. Globe and Mail
4.0
Not so much a childrens film as an adult film in which the children and animals are graceful presences, this is a charming, genuinely moving gem. Empire Online



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