The adoring and adorable documentary on the philosopher Jacques Derrida.
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Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
Challenging and fascinating -- everything you didn't know you didn't know about Derrida's life and work.
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Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
The movie is ultimately about the philosopher's personality -- if you loved "Lingua Franca" (and what lumpen academoid did not?), you'll certainly dig Derrida.
The picture's charm lies in the continuing by-play between the filmmakers and their subject, with each side doing its best to deconstruct the other.
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New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
The sort of film one should probably see either a half-dozen times or not at all. It's a complex, highly ambitious documentary that aptly reflects its subject, contemporary French philosopher Jacques Derrida.
75
San Francisco ChronicleEdward Guthmann
San Francisco ChronicleEdward Guthmann
Nicely photographed and beautifully scored.
75
New York PostV.A. Musetto
New York PostV.A. Musetto
The result puts a human face on Derrida, and makes one of the great minds of our times interesting and accessible to people who normally couldn't care less.
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Portland OregonianShawn Levy
Portland OregonianShawn Levy
A charming but only partly satisfying portrait of its subject.