93
Metascore
12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawThere is a freshness and emotional clarity in Payal Kapadia’s Cannes competition selection, an enriching humanity and gentleness which coexist with fervent, languorous eroticism and finally something epiphanic in the later scenes and mysterious final moments.
- 100IndieWireSophie Monks KaufmanIndieWireSophie Monks KaufmanThe beats of All We Imagine as Light are calibrated with hypnotic grace creating a rhythm that induces pure pleasure.
- 100VarietyJessica KiangVarietyJessica KiangJust two features into her young career, Kapadia has established her rare talent for finding passages of exquisite poetry within the banal blank verse of everyday Indian life.
- 100It is universal and emotional enough to hypnotise anyone who has been alone in a city, or been spellbound by a film on the subject.
- 91The PlaylistAnkit JhunjhunwalaThe PlaylistAnkit JhunjhunwalaKapadia’s gentle voice disguises her subversive spirit.
- 90The Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerThe Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerThere’s plenty of sadness here, but also lots of humor and female camaraderie.
- 90Screen DailyFionnuala HalliganScreen DailyFionnuala HalliganTwo strong performances root the film. Prabha’s role is to be the anchor to Anu’s flightiness; they modulate their performances well together, but are equally strong apart.
- 88Slant MagazineRyan ColemanSlant MagazineRyan ColemanWriter-director Payal Kapadia has created an exceptional document of a city and its people.
- 83The Film StageLuke HicksThe Film StageLuke HicksAll We Imagine as Light may not transcend form or style the way Kapadia did in her first feature––perhaps the only thing they share is dreamy titles––but that doesn’t make it any less transcendent. If anything, this is a more universal transcendence, one predicated on the strength of being together, the innate spark in people, and the potential we all have to see everyone as someone.
- 70The Film VerdictClarence TsuiThe Film VerdictClarence Tsui[Kapadia’s] delicate touch remains very much the same, as she offers a gentle but clear critique of the challenges faced by women in India today.