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Magical Universe

Imagination can take you out of this world.
Imagination can take you out of this world.
Documentary - 2014
Magical Universe
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7.3
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A documentarian strikes up an odd friendship with reclusive 80 year old outsider artist Al Carbee, whose strange Barbie-doll photography gains acclaim and interest over the course of the project's multi-year history. Far beyond a portrait of an eccentric, Magical Universe is about wonder, friendship, and the transcendent power of creativity
Director:
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Jeremy Workman
Cast:
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Al Carbee

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Rated:
Unrated
Runtime:
80 min
Release date:
31 Oct 2014
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
3 wins & 2 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
"Magical Universe" is a tender portrait of the artist as a weirdly gifted, wildly prolific and strange man.
– Michael Rechtshaffen,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Nov 2014
rotten:
While Mr. Workman evidently respects Mr. Carbee's talent, he also frames his movie as a trite narrative about a kind of lovably odd acquaintance who comes out of his shell, without many incisive ideas about shaping or broadening the material.
– Nicolas Rapold,
New York Times,
30 Oct 2014
rotten:
A whiff of the strange never quite lifts from the real-life story of Al Carbee, a Maine outsider artist who converted his ramshackle home into a cavernous diorama for Barbie dolls.
– Joshua Rothkopf,
Time Out,
29 Oct 2014
fresh:
This story is about tenderness and empathy, including Carbee's for his plastic proxies.
– Abby Garnett,
Village Voice,
28 Oct 2014
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