‘Blue Heron’ Is One of the Best Movies of the Year

‘Blue Heron’ is one of the best movies of the year

Sophy Romvari’s “Blue Heron” is one of the most beautiful, quietly bold and flooring feature debuts of recent memory, writes our reviewer.

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Loading... The new film 'Blue Heron' tells the story of Sasha, a young daughter of Hungarian immigrants who move to Vancouver Island, and the story of Sasha's older brother, who begins displaying increasingly unstable behavior. Writer and director Sophy Romvari discusses the film, her feature debut, which is based in part on her own life. 'Blue Heron' is in theaters now. The temperatures have been up and down this Spring, and how might that affe…

‘Blue Heron’ Review: Sophy Romvari Immortalizes a Memory in a Profound Act of Courage [A-] (SFFILM)

Few themes have been as beat to the ground in contemporary cinema as family-induced pains. Be it horror allegories, genre-spanning adventures, or prestige dramas, tales of complicated blood ties have cast a harsh, exhausting shadow across the cultural zeitgeist. These tend to come packaged as festival-friendly reimaginings of a filmmaker’s personal experiences, possessing emotional tugs…