Derrida, Dir Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering Kofman, USA 2003
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Derrida
This award-winning documentary gives an intimate portrait of the brilliant, controversial philosopher and intellectual French icon Jacques Derrida, whose theories have deeply influenced the studies of literature, philosophy, ethics, architecture and law.
Filmmakers Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering Kofman team up and document one of the most visionary and influential thinkers of the 20th century, a man who single-handedly altered the way many of us look at history, language, art, and, ultimately, ourselves: the brilliant and iconoclastic French philosopher Jacques Derrida. Derrida is in no way a talking heads movie or conventional biographical portrait. Its bold, visual style, mesmerizing score by Oscar-winning composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, and novel editorial approach create a rich, lively cinematic experience, at once provokes, amuses and entertains. In resisting any predictable, formulaic approach, they make Derrida a living, informal demonstration of "deconstruction" - a system of thought which up to now has otherwise eluded cinematic capture. The result is not only thought provoking, but ground-breaking.
Certificate: UK PG
Key Credits/ Cast: Dir Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering Kofman
Running time: 86 mins
Release date: 31 January 2003 (UK)
Country: USA
Language: English / French
Format: digi
"A Pleasure to Watch...blissful! Derrida shows himself to be self-deprecating, quick-witted and self-aware." Elvis Mitchell, The New York Times
"The great pleasure of DERRIDA, an absolutely first-rate documentary about his life and thought that is the cinematic equivalent of a mind-expanding drug, is how invigorating and refreshing it is to be in the presence of such a powerful, agile intellect." Kenneth Turan, The Los Angeles Times
"Playful but penetrating portrait of a deep thinker...challenging and fascinating." Joe Morgenstern, Wall St Journal
"The film takes you in Derrida's life...the result is fascinating." Holly Willis, LA Weekly
"The film cunningly incorporates the through-the-looking-glass elements of Derrida's thought, turning the seams of the filmmaking process inside out...inspirational and unexpectedly moving." Rachel Rosen, Film Comment
"Sundance's choices of award winners seems tame compared with DERRIDA, a potent and profound investigation into the philosophy of French Deconstructionist Jacques Derrida." Peter Travers, Rolling Stone