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Henri Langlois: The Phantom of the Cinematheque
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Generally favorable reviews
Based on 10 critic reviews
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Documentary
Written by: Jacques Richard
Directed by: Jacques Richard
Release Date:
Theatrical: October 12, 2005
DVD: August 15, 2006
Running Time: 128 minutes, B/W
Origin: France
Language(s): French (with English subtitles)
Summary
RATING: Not Rated
This documentary chronicles the life, times, and passions of the legendary film archivist.
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What The Critics Said
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New York Post Lou Lumenick
Includes insightful and often hilarious archival interviews with Langlois and dozens of associates, as well as wonderful footage of Langlois.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Ken Fox
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.
Read Full Review >The New Republic Stanley Kauffmann
Jacques Richard has fashioned an adoring tribute to this wonderfully maniacal man.
Read Full Review >Variety Todd McCarthy
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.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Dana Stevens
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.
Read Full Review >Village Voice Michael Atkinson
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.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Chronicle John McMurtrie
A treat for anyone who's passionate about films or who's ever wanted to learn more about them.
Read Full Review >Boston Globe Wesley Morris
A sound piece of profiling that has miles of archival footage of the affable, pop-eyed Langlois enthusing.
Read Full Review >The Hollywood Reporter Frank Scheck
An inspirational film for cinephiles everywhere.
Read Full Review >The Onion (A.V. Club) Noel Murray
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.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 9.0 (out of 10) based on 1 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
jeanne n. gave it a9:
Superb, compelling. Answered so many questions for me and revealed to me the intensity of the french love for film.
