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Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale
IFC Films
MPAA RATING: R for depiction of mature thematic material
Starring
Tobias Schneebaum,
Norman Mailer,
Charlie Rose,
Mike Douglas,
and
Aipit
Tells the amazing story of 78-year old Tobias Schneebaum, one of the most charming, enigmatic and perplexing men ever captured on screen. A seemingly mild-mannered elderly Jewish New Yorker, Tobias is actually one of the most fearless adventurers of our time. (Next Wave Films)
| GENRE(S): |
Documentary
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| WRITTEN BY: |
David Shapiro
Laurie Gwen Shapiro
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| DIRECTED BY: |
David Shapiro
Laurie Gwen Shapiro
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| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: October 29, 2002
Video: October 29, 2002
Theatrical: March 16, 2001
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| RUNNING TIME: |
90 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
USA |
Winner of the Special Jury Award at the International Documentary Film Festival, Amsterdam; named Best Documentary (Golden Starfish Award), Hamptons International Film Festival, 2000
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100
San Francisco Chronicle
Edward Guthmann
The film underscores the paradox in this man's life: the split between the mild-mannered New Yorker and the fearless vagabond who joined an Arakmbut hunting raid.
91
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman
As compelling as it is bizarre.
88
Boston Globe
Staff (Not credited)
Ynever seen a documentary quite like this one, and aren't likely to again.
88
Baltimore Sun
Chris Kaltenbach
A remarkable film about a remarkable man who's lived the kind of life usually reserved for adventure novels and pulp fiction.
80
Washington Post
Stephen Hunter
He (Tobias) had a life, however, that was way off the charts in its unpredictability, and sharing it with him is fascinating.
80
Wall Street Journal
Joe Morgenstern
For him (Schneebaum) it's a journey of stunning rediscovery. For us it's the discovery of a brave soul.
80
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan
Meanders, dawdles, doubles back on itself but finally gets us somewhere fascinating and worthwhile.
75
Christian Science Monitor
David Sterritt
Sometimes disturbing but consistently fascinating.
75
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
Story of Tobias Schneebaum, a gay New York artist famous for living with, sleeping with - and, gulp, eating with - cannibals in New Guinea.
75
New York Daily News
Jack Mathews
A fascinating story.
75
Philadelphia Inquirer
Desmond Ryan
As an exploration of a man who really did take the road less traveled, the film is fascinating.
75
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
The Shapiros wisely focus on the mystery of this man, who was spectacularly ill-prepared for both of his jungle journeys, and apparently walked away from civilization prepared to rely on the kindness of strangers.
63
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington
It's worth seeing simply to make the acquaintance of Tobias, a really extraordinary old guy.
60
The New York Times
Lawrence Van Gelder
An engaging and colorful but somewhat overbalanced documentary.
60
LA Weekly
Steven Mikulan
The Shapiros, whose film is intercut with hilarious clips from vintage TV interviews with Mike Douglas and Charlie Rose, ultimately reveal a frail but mentally robust old man.
60
TV Guide
Ken Fox
Fascinating, if slightly unfocused, film.
50
Washington Post
Eve Zibart
Provides a fascinating glimpse of how the human spirit struggles.
50
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold
A fairly depressing experience.
50
Film.com
Ernest Hardy
As he explains the male-male relationships and the absence of stigma or judgment, the film soars.
50
Austin Chronicle
Marjorie Baumgarten
The obvious thing is to say that Keep the River on Your Right has unfortunately bitten off more than it can chew -- but not more than we can digest.
40
Mr. Showbiz
Michael Atkinson
Gay jungle sex (gasp!), gone-native intellectuals, tribal rituals (gulp!), cannibalism (none of which the film shows, by the way) -- it sounds like a "Weekly World News" front page, not the thematic fodder of a highbrow non-fiction film.
40
Village Voice
Amy Taubin
Schneebaum is a great subject; the film doesn't quite make the most of him.
20
New Times (L.A.)
Bill Gallo
There's little evidence to suggest Schneebaum was one of the great explorers of the 20th century, or even that he was particularly curious.
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