My Sister Maria
MY SISTER MARIA is a thoughtful look backward, a summing up that attempts to understand what is ephemeral and what truly lasts, what it is that matters. In the final analysis, the intensity of feeling, the honesty involved, capture us. That this is who Maria Schell is here and now, there can be no doubt. --Kenneth Turan, LOS ANGELES TIMESTo watch MY SISTER MARIA requires us to decide what we think a film is, what we think a documentary should do, how far we think art justifies its cost in human feelings. Those who think FAHRENHEIT 9/11 blurs the line between fact and interpretation have no idea how mysterious and challenging that line can become. The fundamental drama of MY SISTER MARIA takes place in our own minds, as we struggle with the enigma of viewing it. --Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN TIMES