Fresh
An engaging portrait of an academic whose work is both fueled and undermined by his vitriolic personality.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
American Radical: The Trials of Norman Finkelstein
2009 · 1h 24m · N/A
Documentary
Directed by
David Ridgen
,
Nicolas Rossier
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American Radical: The Trials of Norman Finkelstein
Overview
American academic Norman Finkelstein discusses foreign policy toward Israel and the Middle East.
Director and cast
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Fresh
While this tenure-challenged Middle Eastern studies professor is hardly pleasant cinematic company, it's tough to look away.
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
A cautiously respectful documentary portrait of a political firebrand who presents himself as a beacon of moral truth in the murk of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
Fresh
David Ridgen and Nicolas Rossier's docu on Norman Finkelstein, American Radical, promises to prove as controversial as the man himself.
Ronnie Scheib, Variety
Fresh
With impressive restraint, the fascinatingly thorny American Radical is less interested in the validity of Finkelstein's ideas -- seriously mounted, if inflammatory -- and more in the topsy-turvy life of today's professional academic.
Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York
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