: Reviewers note the film explores the madness of love regardless of social differences and age gaps. It has been compared to the Bollywood film Ek Chhotisi Love Story Criticisms Letterboxd reviewers
Critics at Cannes in 2005 were divided. Roger Ebert (who gave it 3.5/4 stars) wrote: "It’s not about a schoolboy and a mailwoman. It’s about anyone who has ever loved the idea of an arrival." Meanwhile, the Guardian called it "beautifully shot, morally hollow pornography."
: Reviewers note the film explores the madness of love regardless of social differences and age gaps. It has been compared to the Bollywood film Ek Chhotisi Love Story Criticisms Letterboxd reviewers
Critics at Cannes in 2005 were divided. Roger Ebert (who gave it 3.5/4 stars) wrote: "It’s not about a schoolboy and a mailwoman. It’s about anyone who has ever loved the idea of an arrival." Meanwhile, the Guardian called it "beautifully shot, morally hollow pornography." fylm secret love the schoolboy and the mailwoman 2005 top