sentences:  Manohla Dargis of "The New York Times" said, "The film’s director, Mr. Kravchuk, throws a beautiful, somewhat gauzy light over this world that gently softens its harder angles.There is something slightly magical about the lighting, almost as if this were a fantasy land from which Vanya might actually make an escape.This sense of unreality, of magical thinking and wishing, carries the story and Vanya through a remarkable journey .