51 Birch Street

Name: 51 Birch Street
Genre: Documentary
Released: October 18, 2006
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 77

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Truly Indie | Release Date: October 18, 2006 | Unrated

Summary: Both unexpectedly funny and heartbreaking, 51 Birch Street is the first-person account of Block’s unpredictable journey through a whirlwind of dramatic life-changing events: the death of his mother, the uncovering of decades of family secrets, and the ensuing reconciliation with his father. What begins as his own intimate, autobiographicalBoth unexpectedly funny and heartbreaking, 51 Birch Street is the first-person account of Block’s unpredictable journey through a whirlwind of dramatic life-changing events: the death of his mother, the uncovering of decades of family secrets, and the ensuing reconciliation with his father. What begins as his own intimate, autobiographical story soon evolves into a broader meditation on the universal themes of love, marriage, fidelity and the mystery of family. (Copacetic Pictures)… Expand

Director: Doug Block

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Unrated

Runtime: 90 min

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Ruthe Stein

Block's hypnotic documentary, among the finest of the year. Read full review

Lisa Schwarzbaum

A warm and honest portrait of a marriage at its most mysterious, and ordinary. Read full review

Sam Adams

What makes 51 Birch Street a moving revelation rather than a therapeutic exercise is Block's commitment to understanding his parents, Mike and Mina, on their own terms, regardless of what it does to his image of them. Read full review

Andrew O'Hehir

Block has made a sad, delightful and half-accidental movie about his own parents. Read full review

Michael Phillips

The film has a compelling way about it. All five of the immediate Block family members emerge in full and affecting portraits. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Ken Fox

What's best about Block's documentary is how well he captures his own shifting perceptions. Read full review

Tasha Robinson

The joys of watching a man carry out his own therapy onscreen are fairly limited. Read full review

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