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Henri Langlois: The Phantom of the Cinematheque
Metascore
78 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critics

Critic score distribution:
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  2. Mixed: 0 out of 10
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  1. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    88
    Includes insightful and often hilarious archival interviews with Langlois and dozens of associates, as well as wonderful footage of Langlois.
  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    88
    At a little over two hours, there's a lot of Langlois to digest. But cinephiles won't mind a bit: Richard includes tons of great anecdotes and clips from classic films that wouldn't exist if Langlois hadn't saved them.
  3. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Michael Atkinson
    80
    While the astonishing street footage of "l'affaire Langlois"--perhaps more familiar to the French than to us--is where this exhaustive talking-heads portrait becomes beautifully, bafflingly surreal, the whole project, however conventional, has the allure of a communal embrace, a home movie of a motherland left irrevocably in the past.
  4. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Dana Stevens
    80
    Mr. Richard's film makes a persuasive case for Langlois as one of the most important figures in the history of film and therefore in the history of 20th-century art.
  5. Variety
    Reviewed by: Todd McCarthy
    80
    A labor of love made over the course of seven years that crucially matches the energy and passion Langlois himself embodied, this deep-dish account of the life and times of the longtime head of the Cinematheque Francaise will enthrall buffs.
  6. The New Republic
    Reviewed by: Stanley Kauffmann
    80
    Jacques Richard has fashioned an adoring tribute to this wonderfully maniacal man.
  7. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: John McMurtrie
    75
    A treat for anyone who's passionate about films or who's ever wanted to learn more about them.
  8. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Wesley Morris
    75
    A sound piece of profiling that has miles of archival footage of the affable, pop-eyed Langlois enthusing.
  9. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Frank Scheck
    70
    An inspirational film for cinephiles everywhere.
  10. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Noel Murray
    70
    Though Phantom Of The Cinematheque is fascinating throughout, Richard squanders a chance to recreate one of those long Parisian nights where Langlois held court for his fellow movie buffs.
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  1. jeannen.
    9
    Superb, compelling. Answered so many questions for me and revealed to me the intensity of the french love for film.