Where the film is most satisfying is in an artfulness that operates beyond words.

| Jan 27, 2020

One of those films in which nothing very much happens, but is full of character and incident all the same. It's a life - just a life - but Maria is so empathetic and portrayed with such love that we are as immersed in that life as she is.

| Aug 29, 2018

Excellent performances, canny cinematography and Troell's steady direction make Everlasting Moments worth experiencing.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Aug 8, 2018

Maria's interactions with film remind us of the most basic echelons of the filmic miracle-the miracles of reflection, projection, of light and seeing-and invite us into the excitement they hold.

| Dec 13, 2017

In fact, when a film tries to dutifully cram a lifetime into a relatively compact 132 minutes, everything flashes by so fast that you can no longer even keep up with how many children Maria is having.

| Oct 7, 2015

Jan Troell's ode to art therapy is the kind of old fashioned tale that we don't much see anymore.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 30, 2011

While it never reaches great heights, Everlasting Moments offers subtle, satisfying rewards with well drawn characters.

| Aug 12, 2010

There is a sense of magic to photography as presented in the film...

| Aug 11, 2010

Feels a little repetitive and predictable in its depiction of the ordinary and the domestic. But there's something stubborn and gritty about Heiskanen's performance.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 11, 2010

Attractively shot, this quietly moving tale is marked by a handful of haunting moments.

| Aug 9, 2010

It feels like a labour of love ... sometimes it feels as though it's lost direction, but I recognise it is sincere and a keenly observed insight into a singular life

| Aug 6, 2010

takes the art of photography with the utmost seriousness, and each shot in the film is testament to the powers of composition and lighting

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jul 14, 2010

Everlasting Moments is a rarity: an artful attempt at weaving together history, psychology and culture.

| Jul 6, 2010

Jan Troell's beautiful and evocative 2008 film about a simple Swedish housewife who, in 1911, begins to discover her artistic soul after being gifted with a camera. A genuinely wonderful film.

| Original Score: 90/100 | Jul 3, 2010

Discreet, old-fashioned, traditional and altogether admirable, this is Jan Troell at his best.

| Dec 17, 2009

Sepia-toned and tough-minded

| Aug 26, 2009

This is a Dickensian tale about the transformative power of art.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 12, 2009

What makes the photographer's story so compelling is that her life's work actually does come alive onscreen.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 12, 2009

Veteran Swedish director Jan Troell loads the chronicle of a poor family in troubled times, 1907 through the late 1920s, with a powerful subtext about class, faith, artistic fulfillment and the mysteries of love.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jun 12, 2009

One of those strange movies -- like the films of Satyajit Ray -- that one seems to inhabit rather than watch.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 3, 2009