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It is a film of excellences, never more so than in the performances by Robert De Niro and a remarkable supporting cast.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2023

The days after VE Day were perfect for a tragic English opera with an English setting, and its musical excellences were supplemented by a sense of its national significance.

From The Guardian • Feb. 7, 2013

It is more difficult fora man to judge of the excellences of a dog.

From Time Magazine Archive

Confirmed admirers of French filmmaking will also find it sparkling with the usual Gallic excellences: subtle underplaying, sharp character drawing, loving attention to significant detail, a shrewd understanding of the overtones to complex human relationships.

From Time Magazine Archive

Each of these three composers has his individual excellences.

From Franz Liszt by Huneker, James