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  • 2010
  • Not Rated
  • Icarus Films
  • 1 h 35 m
  • 2010
  • Not Rated
  • Icarus Films
  • 1 h 35 m

Summary In Search of Memory is a compelling blend of autobiography and history that recounts the life of one of the most important neuroscientists of the 20th century and illuminates scientific developments in our understanding of the brain's role in recording and preserving memory. In addition to archival footage and dramatic re-creations of Ka...

Directed By: Petra Seeger

Written By: Eric Kandel, Petra Seeger

  • 2010
  • Not Rated
  • Icarus Films
  • 1 h 35 m
  • 2010
  • Not Rated
  • Icarus Films
  • 1 h 35 m

In Search of Memory

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Summary In Search of Memory is a compelling blend of autobiography and history that recounts the life of one of the most important neuroscientists of the 20th century and illuminates scientific developments in our understanding of the brain's role in recording and preserving memory. In addition to archival footage and dramatic re-creations of Ka...

Directed By: Petra Seeger

Written By: Eric Kandel, Petra Seeger

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83
When Kandel revisits his childhood neighborhoods in Vienna and Brooklyn and ruminates in his sprightly way on the past, the full measure of his humanity comes through.
By Peter Rainer FULL REVIEW
80
Petra Seeger's beautifully crafted documentary about neurobiologist Eric Kandel, In Search of Memory, interweaves experience and experiments, autobiography and science as seamlessly as the Nobel Prize winner's same-titled book.
By Ronnie Scheib FULL REVIEW
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It is an engrossing portrait all the same, a generous introduction to someone worth knowing, who knows an awful lot.
By A.O. Scott FULL REVIEW
75
There are many indicators of star power. Not the least of them is unforgettability. On screen, no less than in the laboratory, Eric Kandel has star power.
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This reverential, sentimental and occasionally bittersweet film only erratically illuminates his (Eric Kandel) ideas. Rather, Petra Seeger prefers to honor Kandel’s boyhood remembrances as a Jew in Nazi-era Vienna.
By Stephen Garrett FULL REVIEW

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Production Company FilmForm Köln
Release Date Jan 8, 2010
Duration 1 h 35 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website http://kandel.wfilm.de/
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Awards

Bavarian Film Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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