The very first documentary about Jane Elliott's educational experiment about discrimination, which was originally produced for ABC News, in which she conducts an unforgettable lesson with her third-grade class in Riceville, Iowa.
The film circles (slowly, like an overfed vulture) around the protracted death of a savage matriarch played, with no concessions to subtlety, by Charlotte Rampling.
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Derek Malcolm
RTLondon Evening StandardMay 3, 2013
It is funny and sad in patches, but never comes completely alive, perhaps because there isn't a single character with whom you can feel fully in sympathy.
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Peter Bradshaw
RTGuardianMay 2, 2013
The movie proceeds at a measured and reverent pace, a little unfocused, but with intelligent performances from three heavyweight acting talents.
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Nicholas Bell
RTIONCINEMA.comAug 5, 2019
Sumptuously photographed, and darkly comic, The Eye of the Storm is definitely a title worth seeking out.