Sunset Song presents a lovely, unfussy, elegiac tale of life on a Scottish farm just before the start of World War I
Review rate : B+by Joe McGovern[Entertainment Weekly ]
it's the collaboration of the artist in front of the camera and the one behind it that sells the film's buried-lede thesis, spoken by a peripheral character in what's practically a throwaway
Davies' quiet, painterly film largely eschews musical cues that would heighten its emotional impact, but as it is, "Sunset Song" is captivating in its sincerity