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- 2003
- Not Rated
- Wellspring Media
- 1 h 23 m
- 2003
- Not Rated
- Wellspring Media
- 1 h 23 m
Summary Meet Jack, Eric, Bill, Roberta, and Harvey -- five cinemaniacs whose viewing habits make regular old cinephiles look like simple recreational moviegoers. (Tribeca Film Festival)
Directed By: Angela Christlieb, Stephen Kijak
Written By: Angela Christlieb
- 2003
- Not Rated
- Wellspring Media
- 1 h 23 m
- 2003
- Not Rated
- Wellspring Media
- 1 h 23 m
Cinemania
67
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Summary Meet Jack, Eric, Bill, Roberta, and Harvey -- five cinemaniacs whose viewing habits make regular old cinephiles look like simple recreational moviegoers. (Tribeca Film Festival)
Directed By: Angela Christlieb, Stephen Kijak
Written By: Angela Christlieb
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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71% Positive
10 Reviews
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29% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 14 Critic Reviews
67
71% Positive
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
29% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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You may become a cinemaniac yourself after sitting through this beauty.
A fun time and a must-see.
Both compelling and disturbing, this tragicomic documentary follows five dreamers as they pursue romance.
It's too short, and it doesn't delve deep enough. But it's thoroughly enjoyable.
A couple of the cinemaniacs are less defined than others, but the portrait that emerges is a detailed composite of life on the fringe.
It is left for Mr. Heidbreder to offer the fanciest rationalization for their addiction. Asked whether the movies are a substitute for life, he rejects the suggestion that their behavior is pathological and declares that film itself "is a form of living."
Their mania might be funny if it weren't so creepy.
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Production Company
Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR),
Hanfgarn & Ufer Film und TV Produktion,
Loop Filmworks,
Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR),
Winstar Film + Video
Release Date May 16, 2003
Duration 1 h 23 m
Rating Not Rated
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Awards
Hamptons International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Brussels European Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
