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  • 2012
  • PG
  • Entertainment One
  • 1 h 27 m
  • 2012
  • PG
  • Entertainment One
  • 1 h 27 m

Summary The story of legendary performer Carol Channing's life is as colorful as the lipstick on her big, bright smile. In Carol Channing: Larger Than Life, director Dori Berinstein captures the magic and vivacity of the 90-year-old icon – both onstage and off...past and present. The film is both an intimate love story and a rarefied journey ins...

Directed By: Dori Berinstein

Written By: Adam Zucker, Dori Berinstein

  • 2012
  • PG
  • Entertainment One
  • 1 h 27 m
  • 2012
  • PG
  • Entertainment One
  • 1 h 27 m

Carol Channing: Larger Than Life

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
67
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings
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Summary The story of legendary performer Carol Channing's life is as colorful as the lipstick on her big, bright smile. In Carol Channing: Larger Than Life, director Dori Berinstein captures the magic and vivacity of the 90-year-old icon – both onstage and off...past and present. The film is both an intimate love story and a rarefied journey ins...

Directed By: Dori Berinstein

Written By: Adam Zucker, Dori Berinstein

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
67
62% Positive
8 Reviews
31% Mixed
4 Reviews
8% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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62% Positive
8 Reviews
31% Mixed
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8% Negative
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100
Feb 2, 2012
Don't expect an in-depth study or exposé in Carol Channing: Larger Than Life. But director Dori Berinstein does capture the essence of Carol as one of those creatures of the theater that when you see her onstage, you know you've seen something special.
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80
Jan 20, 2012
A terrifically entertaining, smartly constructed trip down memory lane with one of the American stage's most legendary troupers.
By Gary Goldstein FULL REVIEW
80
Jan 17, 2012
Dori Berinstein's tender but sharp portrait finds a lot of depths in the woman whom many see as a camp figure.
By Stephen Farber FULL REVIEW
75
Jan 24, 2012
The lady was - and remains - a pro, still glowin', crowin', goin' strong.
By Bob Mondello FULL REVIEW
60
Feb 2, 2012
Such a unique personality really deserves a more interesting tribute, but it's so nice to see this one-of-a-kind nonagenarian still going strong.
By Elizabeth Weitzman FULL REVIEW
50
Jan 31, 2012
Dori Berinstein's desultory, fawning profile of the nonagenarian performer devotes many of its padded 88 minutes to Channing's greatest success, playing the title yenta in "Hello, Dolly!"
By Melissa Anderson FULL REVIEW
38
Feb 3, 2012
There's little sense of the Carol Channing beneath the overdone makeup - if there is one.
By Lou Lumenick FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings
7.2
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Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings
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Production Company Dramatic Forces
Release Date Jan 20, 2012
Duration 1 h 27 m
Rating PG
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Website http://www.carolchanningthemovie.com/
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Awards

Philadelphia Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Chicago International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics
• 1 Nomination

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