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  • 2002
  • Not Rated
  • Zeitgeist Films
  • 1 h 24 m
  • 2002
  • Not Rated
  • Zeitgeist Films
  • 1 h 24 m
Derrida

Summary This documentary examines one of the most visionary and influential thinkers of the 20th century, a man who single-handedly altered the way many of us look at history, language, art, and, ultimately, ourselves: the brilliant and iconoclastic French philosopher Jacques Derrida. (Zeitgeist Films)

Directed By: Kirby Dick, Amy Ziering

  • 2002
  • Not Rated
  • Zeitgeist Films
  • 1 h 24 m
  • 2002
  • Not Rated
  • Zeitgeist Films
  • 1 h 24 m

Derrida

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 17 Critic Reviews
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Summary This documentary examines one of the most visionary and influential thinkers of the 20th century, a man who single-handedly altered the way many of us look at history, language, art, and, ultimately, ourselves: the brilliant and iconoclastic French philosopher Jacques Derrida. (Zeitgeist Films)

Directed By: Kirby Dick, Amy Ziering

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 17 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 17 Critic Reviews
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94% Positive
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0% Mixed
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6% Negative
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As the film takes shape, the form and the subject develop a fascinating symbiosis, with Derrida cast as an active participant in the deconstruction of his own documentary.
By Scott Tobias FULL REVIEW
80
Even if you have no idea what French philosopher Jacques Derrida's theories are about, allow your mind the chance to be teased and twisted by the unique new documentary.
By Tim Merrill FULL REVIEW
80
An absolutely first-rate documentary.
By Kenneth Turan FULL REVIEW
80
The adoring and adorable documentary on the philosopher Jacques Derrida.
By A.O. Scott FULL REVIEW
75
Nicely photographed and beautifully scored.
By Edward Guthmann FULL REVIEW
75
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.
By Rick Groen FULL REVIEW
20
For those unfamiliar with the notoriously camera-averse philosopher and his thoughts, Derrida will most probably prove to be an unenlightening bore.
By Marjorie Baumgarten FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Jane Doe Films
Release Date Oct 23, 2002
Duration 1 h 24 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Tagline What if someone came along who changed not the way you think about everything, but everything about the way you think?
Website http://www.derridathemovie.com/
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Awards

San Francisco International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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