The Ornithologist's reviews
Media reviews
Los Angeles Times
The Ornithologist? is both an opaque narrative and a deeply inviting one. Even as the film commences a series of radical formal and dramatic mutations, you are held rapt by the steadiness of the camera?s gaze and the sublime, sun-dappled beauty that it invariably discovers.
The Hollywood Reporter
Though clearly not a proposition for either devout Christians or audiences for whom the multiplex is a temple, this is the kind of take-no-prisoners art house fare that advances and deepens the understanding of a singular director?s oeuvre as a whole.
Indiewire
Mind-blowing in the best possible way, The Ornithologist may not work for everyone, but those willing to embrace its puzzling ingredients will find a rewarding solution: further confirmation of a genuine film artist.
Variety
The Ornithologist is deliciously subversive and genuinely funny.
Roger Ebert
There's always something to ponder with this film, which gets stranger and more polarizing as it goes along.
Cahiers du Cinéma
The story of a metamorphosis that takes on the features of a revolution, from the moment when intimate pleasure becomes law again.
Le Monde
The Portuguese film João Pedro Rodrigues combines formal splendor and symbolist efflorescence.
New York Times
Mr. Rodrigues ultimately delivers an intriguing, daring film that is likely to surprise both his fans and moviegoers unfamiliar with his work.