“…a career in a close-up.”

“Dietrich gives a grand performance that’s gradually diluted by the narrative.”

“…works best as a ghost story.”

“…part exploitation piece, part morality tale.”

“…a twilight film in more ways than one.”

“…stays true to the sadness of its central premise.”

“…like watching a friend drown, and being unable to help.”

“…belongs to a lineage of whimsical, rabble-rousing, class-conscious independent cinema.”

“…an intimate portrait of what it was like to be a woman pushing back against convention in the late 1970s.”

“Sex is a curse in Claire Denis’ High Life…”