2007
Videorama
1 h 15 m

2007
Videorama
1 h 15 m

Summary The surreal nightmare of internationally-acclaimed artist and professor Steve Kurtz began when his wife Hope died in her sleep of heart failure. Police who responded to Kurtz’s 911 call deemed Kurtz’s art suspicious and called the FBI. Within hours the artist was detained as a suspected "bioterrorist" as dozens of federal agents in Hazma...

Documentary

Directed By: Lynn Hershman-Leeson

Written By: Lynn Hershman-Leeson

2007
Videorama
1 h 15 m

2007
Videorama
1 h 15 m

Strange Culture

Name: Strange Culture
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2007-10-05
Duration: 1 min 15 s
Rating: 70
Cast: Thomas Jay Ryan, Tilda Swinton, Peter Coyote, Josh Kornbluth, Steve Kurtz

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews

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Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews

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Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews

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The New York Times

Somewhere between documentary and dramatization, fact and impression, Strange Culture molds one man’s tragedy into an engrossing narrative experiment that defies categorization.

By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW

Village Voice

Slipping in and out of character, variously embodying, studying, and commenting on their counterparts, the actors manage both dramatic reenactment and its deconstruction with aplomb.

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The Hollywood Reporter

Electrifying and alarming film.

By Kirk Honeycutt FULL REVIEW

Film Threat

An important heads-up to what is going on in our country right now in the name of national security, and a brilliant statement on artistic freedom and the dangers it faces. This film should be seen, should be discussed and is an important document on our times.

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Los Angeles Times

As sad as it is to realize that youth activism in this country is dead, it's sadder still to find yourself agreeing that they have a point. Just look at what happened to Kurtz.

By Carina Chocano FULL REVIEW

Chicago Reader

With a score by the Residents, cartoon art by Warren Heise and Timothy Stock, and scenes of the actors commenting on and interacting with the real-life Kurtz, this 2006 advocacy video brings a jumpy energy to its Orwellian tale.

By J.R. Jones FULL REVIEW

L.A. Weekly

The famously lovely mug of Tilda Swinton (cast as Kurtz’s wife) merely distracts, and I couldn’t help feeling that this potent story would have been far better served by a straight-ahead documentary.

By Ella Taylor FULL REVIEW

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Production Company L5 Productions

Release Date Oct 5, 2007

Duration 1 h 15 m

Genres

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Website http://www.strangeculture.net/

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Awards

Wine Country Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

Women Film Critics Circle Awards

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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Thomas Jay Ryan

Steve Kurtz

Tilda Swinton

Hope Kurtz

Peter Coyote

Self

Josh Kornbluth

Self

Steve Kurtz

Self

Shoresh Alaudini

Loren

Cassie Powell

Lise

Jakob Bokulich

FBI Agent

Gregg Bordowitz

Self - Artist, CAE Defense Fund

Larissa Clayton

Char

Beatriz da Costa

Self

Susan Leeson

Self

Jennifer Noland

Art Student

Keith Olbermann

Self

Marcie Prohofsky

FBI Agent

Wallace Shawn

Self

Lucia Sommer

Self

Sigrid Sutter

Reporter

Nato Thompson

Self

Paul Vanouse

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