ˈɛbɚt pɹˈeɪzd ðə pɚfˈoːɹmənsᵻz ænd ðə fətˈɑːɡɹəfi, ðə lˈæɾɚ wˌɪtʃ hiː sˈɛd "kˈæptʃɚz ðə fˈɔːɹmz ʌvðə sˈænd dˈuːnz wɪð ɹˈiːəl pˈoʊɪtɹi".
Ebert praised the performances and the photography, the latter which he said "captures the forms of the sand dunes with real poetry".