'Features one of Gerard Depardieu’s most fully-realised and endearing performances in recent years... genuinely touching...' - Allan Hunter, SCREEN INTERNATIONAL 'Depardieu... at his best in years, conjuring remarkable onscreen chemistry between himself and Cecile de France... Giannoli’s script paints a beautifully nuanced portrait of two people...' - Derek Elley, VARIETY 'Excellent... Shines with real brilliance' - TIME OUT 'French cinema’s living monument Gerard Depardieu made a robust comeback.' - Jonathan Romney, THE INDEPDENDENT ON SUNDAY 'THE SINGER never hits a false note... Depardieu offers a touchingly sardonic self-portrait...' Jonathan Romney, A RENDEZ-VOUS WITH FRENCH CINEMA 'Depardieu... he rattles your senses with a performance so simple and understated that you realize all over again what a profoundly brilliant and charismatic actor he is...' - Kirk Honeycutt, THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER 'A quietly devastating performance...' - Nick James, SIGHT AND SOUND 'A beautifully judged drama... Very moving.' - Geoff Andrew, TIME OUT