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Examined Life
Documentary - 2008
Examined Life
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7.0
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Examined Life pulls philosophy out of academic journals and classrooms, and puts it back on the streets. Offering privileged moments with great thinkers from fields ranging from moral philosophy to cultural theory, Examined Life reveals philosophy's power to transform the way we see the world around us and imagine our place in it.
Director:
,
Astra Taylor
Cast:
,
Slavoj Žižek
,
Cornel West
,
Judith Butler
,
Peter Singer
,
Michael Hardt

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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
87 min
Release date:
5 Sep 2008
Country:
CA
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
N/A

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
You can't help but feel that director Astra Taylor fails at her own challenge of making an academic subject come truly alive as cinema.
– Dave Calhoun,
Time Out,
20 Nov 2009
fresh:
Taylor's stimulating film, enlivened by creative location shooting, will surely find an appreciative audience among highbrow cinephiles.
– Rob Nelson,
Variety,
1 Sep 2009
fresh:
Director-writer Astra Taylor wisely avoids turning this talk fest into a talking heads fest by filming these effusive intellectuals in a variety of visually diverting, real-world environments.
– Gary Goldstein,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2009
fresh:
There's plenty of food for thought here, though the movie is more a buffet than a meal.
– J. R. Jones,
Chicago Reader,
24 Apr 2009
fresh:
To [director Astra] Taylor's credit it's as inviting and accessible as a smart conversation with fascinating friends.
– Jeff Shannon,
Seattle Times,
23 Apr 2009
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