Eureka

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Eureka

Released Sep 20, 2024

2h 27m

Drama

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Traversing time, space and genre, Argentinian filmmaker Lisandro Alonso (Jauja) presents an elliptical meditation on the experiences of indigenous communities across the Americas. Opening in a dusty town of the Old West, reality soon transitions to contemporary South Dakota's Pine Ridge Reservation before finally landing in the jungles of 1970s Brazil. As the triptych unfolds, each temporal and spatial shift provokes metaphysical questions about colonial influence on native peoples and the ever-present tensions between indigeneity and the Western world.

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Undeniably impressive in its ambition, Eureka makes some thought-provoking statements about colonialism, although they'll likely be lost on less patient viewers.

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Glenn Kenny

RogerEbert.com

It’s a movie best received in a relaxed frame of mind. Because much of it is a slow burn, if there’s indeed a burn at all.

Rated: 3/4

Sep 20, 2024

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Beatrice Loayza

New York Times

Here, extra-long shots of wild splendor and oblique talk of dreams makes the film go from patient to listless. At this stage, it’s a challenging sit, but perhaps that’s the point considering where we started.

Sep 19, 2024

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Unfortunately, for all its daring, Eureka is often stultifyingly slow.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 18, 2024

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Erik Reeds

Spectrum Culture

Alonso’s first film in nine years offers many of the same sensory pleasures as his finest pictures ‒ but with plenty of narrative twists and turns that often call to mind some films of New Argentine Cinema.

Nov 13, 2024

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Heidy Morales

Hye's Musings

As a work of art, [EUREKA] is a film that demands patience, but for those willing to engage, it will leave a lasting impression.

Oct 28, 2024

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

The sheer physical beauty of this last section compensates for its opacity, as the middle part’s more pointed drama does for its sometime dullness, and the opener’s genre homage is its own reward.

Oct 4, 2024

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Traversing time, space and genre, Argentinian filmmaker Lisandro Alonso (Jauja) presents an elliptical meditation on the experiences of indigenous communities across the Americas. Opening in a dusty town of the Old West, reality soon transitions to contemporary South Dakota's Pine Ridge Reservation before finally landing in the jungles of 1970s Brazil. As the triptych unfolds, each temporal and spatial shift provokes metaphysical questions about colonial influence on native peoples and the ever-present tensions between indigeneity and the Western world.

Director: Lisandro Alonso
Producer: Carine Leblanc, Marianne Slot
Screenwriter: Lisandro Alonso, Fabian Casas, Martin Camano, Martín Caamaño
Distributor: Film Movement
Production Co: Slot Machine, Bord Cadre Films, Sovereign Films, Woo Films, arte France Cinéma, Talipot Studio, 4L, Luxbox, Rosa Filmes
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 20, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 22, 2024
Runtime: 2h 27m

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