A contemporary
Variety review noted: "Film's originality and force come from Andrieux inscribing the tale in a banal contemporary setting yet telling the story with beguiling fairy tale simplicity in which a veneer of charm barely conceals a strong undercurrent of anxiety." Falvo Angelo from
Corriere della Sera described the film as "a delicate fable", praising the lack of morbosity in spite of its problematic script. ==References==