Happy as Lazzaro

Translated from swedish: In a particularly soulful shot, the workers' furrowed hands move over Lazzaro's feverish forehead while sarcastic comments are made off-screen. It might be one of the most beautiful images of the film year. It's almost religious to imagine Lazzaro as happy.
- Calle Wahlström

Swedish: ng.se »

Translated from swedish: "Happy as Lazzaro" combines warmth and humanity with a completely unique style and atmosphere.
- Jon Asp

Swedish: svd.se »

Translated from swedish: With its Catholic and fairy-tale-like symbolism, this feature-length fable is bound to take the critics by storm. It has everything from saints to a malevolent marchioness, time jumps, and a clear critique of prevailing capitalism. Unfortunately, it's somewhat more spectacular than it is moving.
- Katarina Emgård

Swedish: moviezine.se »

Translated from swedish: "Happy as Lazzaro" tells the story of slavery in past and present, with a glimmer of hope for civilization in between, represented by a sensible police officer. It deals with God and the devil, animals and humans, love and friendship.
- Kerstin Gezelius

Swedish: dn.se »

Translated from swedish: After the film's breathtakingly beautiful and cleverly ambiguous opening, the second act sometimes feels a bit heavy-handed in its allegory. But Alice Rohrwacher has a high baseline quality, so that's just a minor note in the margins.
- Karoline Eriksson

Swedish: gp.se »

Translated from swedish: Imaginative tale about Italian scandal
- Mattias Oscarsson

Swedish: sydsvenskan.se »

Translated from swedish: The acting is of exceptionally high quality from everyone involved, but Adriano Tardiolo as Lazzaro himself stands out above all. It's impossible to imagine that he hasn't worked in film before, given his performance in this movie. It appears simple and straightforward at first glance, but is incredibly layered and complex beneath the surface, which could also sum up the film as a whole.
- Gustav Larsed

Swedish: filmtopp.se »

Translated from swedish: The memory of this Italian film, created by Alice Rorhwacher, keeps me in the same state of mind as the title character. It's an odd, folkloric thing that suspends the laws of nature, that stretches the boundaries of both time and space.
- Fredrik Sahlin

Swedish: svt.se »

Translated from swedish: It's perfectly clear that director Alice Rohrwacher has her own unique voice, but here she can't quite maintain the right tone.
- Emma Gray Munthe

Swedish: aftonbladet.se »

Translated from swedish: The viewer is confronted with a multitude of heavy-handed symbols and magical elements that seem random, added more for effect than with any clear purpose. But it is a beautiful film, especially the images of a dry and inhospitable landscape.
- Elin Steen

Swedish: arbetet.se »