Quote:
"From the moment the women first come into view through the haze of a summer's day, gingerly making their way across a grassy ridge, their advanced age is evident. [Cynthia] Scott's achievement is to take this for granted, refusing to offer stereotypical portraits. She endows her characters with authenticity by weaving real stories and real people into the fictional setting. Using non-actors, and with only the barest of scripts, the director has captured the drama of old age in a film [The Company of Strangers ] which is both moving and funny, but never sentimental."
-- Jill McGreal

Source:
McGreal, Jill. "The Company of Strangers directed by Cynthia Scott." Review of The Company of Strangers. Sight & Sound, vol. 1, no. 1, 1991. (p. 44)