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  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • Home Box Office (HBO)
  • 1 h 18 m
  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • Home Box Office (HBO)
  • 1 h 18 m

Summary A distinguished poet, translator, critic and teacher, Edwin Honig wrote dozens of books and poems that attracted critical praise around the world. His seminal translations awakened English-speaking readers to previously overlooked literary giants, resulting in honorary knighthoods from the king of Spain and the president of Portugal.

Directed By: Alan Berliner

  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • Home Box Office (HBO)
  • 1 h 18 m
  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • Home Box Office (HBO)
  • 1 h 18 m

First Cousin Once Removed

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 6 Critic Reviews
94
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 11 User Ratings
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Summary A distinguished poet, translator, critic and teacher, Edwin Honig wrote dozens of books and poems that attracted critical praise around the world. His seminal translations awakened English-speaking readers to previously overlooked literary giants, resulting in honorary knighthoods from the king of Spain and the president of Portugal.

Directed By: Alan Berliner

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Universal Acclaim Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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100
Sep 20, 2013
Heartbreaking, haunting and unexpectedly heartening, First Cousin Once Removed is an uncommonly moving documentary portrait of a mind in disarray.
By Kenneth Turan FULL REVIEW
100
Sep 17, 2013
A fascinatingly fractured glimpse into a disengaged mind and a biopic-in-reverse of its subject, quite unlike any documentary seen before.
By Ronnie Scheib FULL REVIEW
100
Sep 17, 2013
First Cousin Once Removed benefits from the clarity provided by Honig's published poetry, which surfaces in voiceover narration and words on the screen, rendering the undulations of his life in sweeping abstractions.
By Eric Kohn FULL REVIEW
90
Sep 17, 2013
Berliner crafts a quietly touching and illuminating memento mori from the steady dying of an intellectual light.
By Neil Young FULL REVIEW
80
Jun 30, 2014
First Cousin Once Removed doesn’t come across as overly demeaning or exploitative, because Berliner himself is so kind to Honig in their meetings. But it’s hard to deny that Berliner is using Honig’s deteriorating condition as fodder for his art, just as it’s hard to deny that Berliner’s willingness to risk that criticism is what makes First Cousin Once Removed such a great film.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW
80
Sep 15, 2013
Mr. Berliner’s film bravely brings us to the edge of language and experience.
By Nicolas Rapold FULL REVIEW

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Mixed or Average Based on 11 User Ratings
5.3
45% Positive
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18% Mixed
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36% Negative
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User Score
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18% Mixed
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36% Negative
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Production Company Experiments in Time, Light & Motion
Release Date Sep 20, 2013
Duration 1 h 18 m
Rating Not Rated
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Awards

Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA)
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
SXSW Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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