Edgar G. Ulmer - The Man Off-screen
Kino International | Release Date: July 29, 2005 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
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75
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
The subject and the film clips are great, although the documentary as a whole is a bit gimmicky. Read full review
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Village VoiceEd Halter
Ulmer emerges as the bigger-than-life symbol he probably desired to project: the brooding Old World artist, eternally frustrated with American market pressures, preferring to rule in Hell than serve in Hollywood. Read full review
60
The New York TimesManohla Dargis
In the main, Mr. Palm sticks to the usual biopic formula: a chronological account of a heroic individual told through talking heads, still photographs and film clips. Mr. Palm's principal deviation from this formula is that some of the interviews take place in moving cars. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterSura Wood
It's unfortunate that a film designed to renew interest in Ulmer is this flat. Read full review
50
VarietyJay Weissberg
A definitive docu on the elusive Edgar G. Ulmer is a practical impossibility, which is why Michael Palm chooses to highlight questions rather than facts. But Edgar G. Ulmer -- the Man Off-Screen neither fully illuminates the tales nor finely sifts through the evidence to discover the truths behind the myth-making. Read full review
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