The Daily Telegraph – SF Said
”...a delicate, dream-like wonder full of light and warmth, about a simple moment of human contact. It’s only five minutes long, and has almost no dialogue, but packs a powerfully resonant charge. It shows a film-making sensibility that’s unique…”
The Observer
”...’The Most Beautiful Man In The World’. Duffys version, which is semi-autobiographical, follows a girl’s encounter with a mystery stranger. Kirsten Scott Thomas has been a vocal supporter of the film…”
Jude Law
” Beautifully shot…loved the simplicity and the atmosphere….left with questions and emotions”
Screen International
“UK film-maker Alicia Duffy was singled out for praise for The Most Beautiful Man In The World, produced by Breakthru Films.”
Liberation – “Bilan”, drawing conclusions from the Cannes Film Festival:
“Who are those directors running after their characters and taking us in their films like in a tunnel ? What does it mean ? It’s surely coming more from the lightness of the equipment than from a lightness of being if we judge by the sadness of the films. But maybe it’s also a cinema running after something. That last impression was confirmed by a few short movies indicating that young filmmakers are not ,them , lacking inventivity. To prove this, the classic four minutes of ‘The Most Beautiful Man In The World’, by Alicia Duffy…”