'' Julieta '' had a warm reception at the Cannes Film Festival , which was followed by extremely positive reactions from French film critics . According to AlloCiné , based on 29 reviews from critics in France , '' Julieta '' received an average rating of 4.4 out of 5 , making it one of the best reviewed films released in France in 2016 . Numerous sources such as '' Cahiers du Cinéma '' , '' Le Monde '' , '' Positif '' , '' Ouest-France '' and '' Le Parisien '' gave the film their highest five-star rating . '' Le Monde '' called it " a beautiful film of very pure sadness " and '' La Croix '' who thought the theme of guilt was a welcome new addition to Almodóvar 's work , calling '' Julieta '' " a beautiful and intense film " . '' L'Express '' thought Almodóvar had returned to the top of his game with '' Julieta '' , calling it " a work constantly on the edge , never overwhelmed by its own emotions , deliberately cold and even austere " . '' Libération '' gave a positive review , but felt the film was " too well-oiled " which prevented the drama of the story from " truly expressing all its power of emotional attraction " . However , '' L'Humanité '' was largely negative , concluding that " the film is very narrative and severely short of breath "
Cannes Film Festival
2016 Cannes Film Festival
Julieta (film)