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  • 2016
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  • 1 h 30 m
  • 2016
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  • 1 h 30 m

Summary In the summer of 1983, just days before the birth of his first son, writer and theologian John Hull went blind. In order to make sense of the upheaval in his life, he began keeping a diary on audiocassette. Upon their publication in 1990, Oliver Sacks described the work as 'the most extraordinary, precise, deep and beautiful account of b...

Directed By: Peter Middleton, James Spinney

Written By: Peter Middleton

  • 2016
  • BOND360
  • 1 h 30 m
  • 2016
  • BOND360
  • 1 h 30 m

Notes on Blindness

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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Summary In the summer of 1983, just days before the birth of his first son, writer and theologian John Hull went blind. In order to make sense of the upheaval in his life, he began keeping a diary on audiocassette. Upon their publication in 1990, Oliver Sacks described the work as 'the most extraordinary, precise, deep and beautiful account of b...

Directed By: Peter Middleton, James Spinney

Written By: Peter Middleton

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
75
83% Positive
10 Reviews
8% Mixed
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8% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
75
83% Positive
10 Reviews
8% Mixed
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8% Negative
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90
Nov 25, 2016
The film’s quiet impact comes as it leads us along John’s journey to understanding this disability as an unexpected, but ultimately accepted, gift.
By Katie Walsh FULL REVIEW
90
Jul 14, 2016
Hull’s wisdom, and the agility of his insights as he struggles to make sense of his condition, form the basis of this elegant, evocative and deeply affecting documentary.
By Wendy Ide FULL REVIEW
80
Nov 15, 2016
It is a thoroughly absorbing and moving film, especially when Hull has a dream about recovering his sight and seeing his children. The tone is sober, unflashy, and Hull’s reflections on God are presented without any hectoring or special pleading. Affecting and profoundly intelligent.
By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW
80
Jul 14, 2016
A seamless patchwork of reminiscences, tracing John’s voyage into darkness with an astute and sensitive cinematic imagination.
By Tim Robey FULL REVIEW
80
Jul 14, 2016
Notes on Blindness raises fascinating questions about our reliance on visual memory aids and the amount to which we truly experience the world around us.
By Ben Nicholson FULL REVIEW
63
Nov 17, 2016
If the subject interests you, don’t let my mildly negative review dissuade you from going to see it. I would like to see it again myself, but this time in the version I can share with several of my relatives whose vision is no longer present.
By Odie Henderson FULL REVIEW
38
Nov 14, 2016
Its fatal mistake is to make up for blindness, instead of embracing it as something other than a liability.
By Diego Semerene FULL REVIEW

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Production Company ARTE, Creative England, Impact Partners, BBC Storyville, British Film Institute (BFI), Archer's Mark, Fee Fie Foe Films, 104 Films, Agat Films & Cie
Release Date Nov 16, 2016
Duration 1 h 30 m
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Website https://www.facebook.com/NotesOnBlindness
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Awards

British Independent Film Awards
• 1 Win & 6 Nominations
BAFTA Awards
• 3 Nominations
San Francisco International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

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