Ray & Liz's reviews
Media reviews
The Telegraph
A portrait full of black humour of an England that shouldn't exist. The stories stand out, not for its dramatic shape, but for Billingham's eye for details.
El Periódico
"From the static image that tells it all with a gesture, the light and framing to the moving image, agitated, tense and with dialogues that show the swirlome of the characters. Billingham nudes.
Fotogramas
Snapshots that function as short stories of impressionistic intensity, in which Billingham demonstrates an unusual expertise to find poetry where another would only see a stop of monsters.
Roger Ebert
A brutal film about brutality. Reducing the emotional side and setting aside observations and empathy, Billingham reveals much of the consequences of his story.
The Guardian
It's like an unfinished fragment: interesting but frustrating. It is difficult to see and is both claustrophobic and open or incomplete, leaving the audience with questions.
Cinemanía
Billingham's visual ingenuity is beyond doubt and here he also relies on photo director Daniel Landin. Distant voices as vivid as those of Terence Davies, but infinitely rougher.
Cinemanía
"El ingenio visual de Billingham está fuera de duda, y aquí además se apoya en el director de foto Daniel Landin (...) Voces distantes tan vívidas como las de Terence Davies, pero infinitamente más ásperas.
The Hollywood Reporter
An intensely observed feature film. Affection and respect for subjects is palpable.
Screen Daily
Richard Billingham brings a distinctive sensibility. It is worth noting the beautiful, subtle and heartbreaking performance of Joshua Milard Lloyd.
Variety
A cinematografical memories remarkable and peculiar. 'Ray & Liz' is formally impressive and rigorous, and without losing an iota of emotional strength.
New York Times
Played with an absolute commitment by the cast, 'Ray & Liz' is a discreetly heartbreaking film.
El País
Closed framing, a taste for methnymy and almost-onyric framing make it clear that behind a poet's gaze licks the gaze of a poet.