Language Lessons

"Language Lessons is an emotionally intricate watch that didn’t need manufactured drama to make an impact."

"Instead of making Cariño and Adam interesting, Duplass and Morales make things happen to them."

"Morales and Duplass have the chemistry and the acting chops to carry this unexpectedly moving film..."

"Morales' winning Language Lessons offers one of the best uses of the format yet, a “Zoom film” that utilises its constraints to craft an intimate, expressive two-hander..."

"It's a full experience, in a very compact space. I'm very impressed."

"There’s little effort to make the film appear traditionally cinematic in a way that’s ultimately truer to the material."

"Feel-good yet not cloying, Language Lessons wraps its comforting graciousness around you and says, “No estás solo / You are not alone.”"

"As a performer, Morales is laughably smart, sympathetic, and engaging, and what’s so clever about Language Lessons is the deployment of that allure."

"Had the film trusted its self-imposed minimalism a little more, it might have been a lot more successful as a character study."

"Language Lessons... is a small-scale debut but one graced with charm and genuine heart."