▁Van ity ▁Fair ▁calling ▁it ▁" the ▁most ▁disappoint ing ▁film ▁at ▁C annes ". ▁The ▁Hollywood ▁Re porter ▁called ▁it ▁" a ▁cold ▁and ▁deeply ▁uns atisf ying " ▁film ▁and ▁Vari ety ▁dub bed ▁it ▁" a ▁frequently ▁exc ru ci ating ▁dram atic ▁experience ". ▁Despite ▁this , ▁the ▁film ▁received ▁positive ▁reviews ▁from ▁critics , ▁including ▁The ▁Guardian ▁calling ▁it ▁a ▁" br illiant , ▁st yl ised ▁and ▁hall uc in atory ▁ev ocation ▁of ▁family ▁d ys function ". ▁Peter ▁How ell ▁of ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Star ▁wrote ▁the ▁film ▁" des erves ▁more ▁app la use ▁than ▁bo os " ▁and ▁comm ended ▁Dol an ▁on ▁his ▁calm ▁response ▁to ▁negative ▁reviews . ▁Cass el ▁also ▁argued ▁the ▁mel od rama ▁that ▁some ▁critics ▁der ided ▁was ▁appropriate ▁to ▁convey ▁the ▁family ' s ▁collapse . ▁ ▁In ▁Canada , ▁Marc - And ré ▁L uss ier ▁of ▁La ▁Pres se ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁three ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁stars , ▁comm ending ▁G asp ard ▁Ul li el ▁for ▁giving ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁best ▁performances ▁and ▁cinemat ograph er ▁André ▁Tur pin ▁for ▁super b ▁visual s . ▁T ' cha ▁Dun lev y ▁of ▁the ▁Montreal ▁Gazette ▁awarded ▁it ▁four ▁stars , ▁pra ising ▁Tur pin ▁and ▁" D olan ' s ▁d aring ▁cin ematic ▁approach ▁to ▁the ▁subject ▁matter ", ▁not ing ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁close - ups . ▁On ▁ 7 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁named ▁to