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  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 28 m
  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 28 m

Summary From Michel Gondry, the innovative director of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and The Science of Sleep, comes this unique animated documentary on the life of controversial MIT professor, philosopher, linguist, anti-war activist and political firebrand Noam Chomsky. Through complex, lively conversations with Chomsky and brilliant i...

Directed By: Michel Gondry

Written By: Michel Gondry

  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 28 m
  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 28 m

Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy?

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 16 Critic Reviews
76
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 10 User Ratings
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Summary From Michel Gondry, the innovative director of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and The Science of Sleep, comes this unique animated documentary on the life of controversial MIT professor, philosopher, linguist, anti-war activist and political firebrand Noam Chomsky. Through complex, lively conversations with Chomsky and brilliant i...

Directed By: Michel Gondry

Written By: Michel Gondry

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 16 Critic Reviews
76
88% Positive
14 Reviews
6% Mixed
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6% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 16 Critic Reviews
76
88% Positive
14 Reviews
6% Mixed
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6% Negative
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100
Nov 19, 2013
This is a film to see and then see again, to soak in and marvel at and -- like its director -- try to keep up with.
By Alan Scherstuhl FULL REVIEW
90
Nov 21, 2013
I don't know whether the tall man is happy, but I do know that Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? is intellectually and visually groundbreaking, and most certainly a film.
By Betsy Sharkey FULL REVIEW
83
Dec 12, 2013
Overall, though, the combination of Gondry’s whimsicality and Chomsky’s stoicism creates fascinating oil-and-water patterns that reveal more the longer they’re contemplated.
By Marc Mohan FULL REVIEW
80
Nov 19, 2013
The point, of course, is to get lost. As the soft-spoken sage himself notes, “The world is a very puzzling place.” What a pleasure it is, the film suggests, to be perpetually befuddled.
By Keith Uhlich FULL REVIEW
75
Dec 5, 2013
Not so much a documentary as a rambling interview, almost all done in animation.
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67
Nov 20, 2013
Basically, Is The Man Who Is Tall Happy? amounts to two men having a mellow discussion about the nature of ideas; it’s formally limited, yet wide-ranging in its material and ambitions. Call it a case of cognitive dissonance.
By Ben Kenigsberg FULL REVIEW
37
Dec 5, 2013
The film is probably of interest only to those viewers who, like Gondry himself apparently, already have an obsession with Chomsky.
By Michael O'Sullivan FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 10 User Ratings
7.2
60% Positive
6 Ratings
30% Mixed
3 Ratings
10% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 10 User Ratings
7.2
60% Positive
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30% Mixed
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10% Negative
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Production Company Partizan Films
Release Date Nov 22, 2013
Duration 1 h 28 m
Rating Not Rated
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Awards

Village Voice Film Poll
• 1 Nomination
Luxembourg City Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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