NOMINATED – L’Oréal Paris 2007 AFI Awards – Best Documentary

**** (four out of five stars)
“a seamless whole, rich in meaning and emotional resonance. It’s been a long time since an Australian documentary has delighted me as much as this one…The musical excerpts are thrillingly performed…The only other film I know that has conveyed so vividly a sense of the joy of music making is From Mao to Mozart …
‘4’ is, if anything, a richer experience…”
– Evan Williams, The Australian

**** (four out of five stars)
“Popularity has not been good for Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, It’s so familiar that it’s close to being worn down into the consistency of Muzak. Or so I thought until I saw ‘4’ which brings it back to life by triumphantly turning its ubiquity into a virtue… an intricate melding of reminiscence, conversation and music…”
- Sandra Hall, Sydney Morning Herald

**** (four out of five stars)
“an exquisitely observed celebration of
life’s cycles. Entirely inspirational.”
- Vicky Roach, Daily Telegraph

“pristine cinematography …exquisite music…an engaging look
at the intricate bond between humans and their environment”
- Jim Mitchell, FILMINK

“The music is wonderful, the locations memorable, the violinists thrilling,
the idea unique…”
- Andrew Urban, Urbancinefile

“Vibrant and ambitious. Rarely do the aural and visual elements of cinema come together as completely as they do in this sumptuous and very poignant film”
- Sydney Film Festival 2007