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Gabriel
Sent on a mission to rescue humanity, an angel (Andy Whitfield), who like others of his kind periodically takes human form to help battle the forces of darkness, tries to save one (Samantha Noble) of his own.
4 November 1975, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
January 01, 2000
The conceit is sweet but the execution is meandering.
April 17, 2002
It is the visual imagery of the sheep, the wool being dyed, the rugs being made that take center stage.
January 01, 2000
Poetic and evocative, but too short at 75 minutes to unroll enough of a story, this gentle film nonetheless revels in the colors and everyday wonders of life.
January 01, 2000
Like its subject, Gabbeh is woven with art.
March 03, 2002
This poetic film affirms the knarled beauty of the natural world and the way stories give shape and meaning to life.
February 14, 2001
A work of shimmering beauty.
January 13, 2006
Makhmalbaf attempts to follow the carpet idea by making his film dreamily romantic and non-realistic. Events seem to leap around in time and space, much like a dream.
June 05, 2002
Makhmalbaf weaves together different threads into an unusual and intriguing film.
January 01, 2000
Movies such as this work like meditation or music, to nudge us toward the important.
January 01, 2000
Visually enchanting.
