Free to Run

Name: Free to Run
Genre: Documentary
Released: July 15, 2016
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 54

2016

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IFC Films | Release Date: July 15, 2016 | Not Rated

Summary: Today, all anybody needs to run is the determination and a pair of the right shoes. But just fifty years ago, running was viewed almost exclusively as the domain of elite male athletes who competed on tracks. With insight and propulsive energy, director Pierre Morath traces running’s rise to the 1960s, examining how the liberation movementsToday, all anybody needs to run is the determination and a pair of the right shoes. But just fifty years ago, running was viewed almost exclusively as the domain of elite male athletes who competed on tracks. With insight and propulsive energy, director Pierre Morath traces running’s rise to the 1960s, examining how the liberation movements and newfound sense of personal freedom that defined the era took the sport out of the stadiums and onto the streets, and how legends like Steve Prefontaine, Fred Lebow, and Kathrine Switzer redefined running as a populist phenomenon. [IFC Films]… Expand

Director: Pierre Morath

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 90 min

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Serena Donadoni

Jul 21, 2016

The philosophical underpinnings of Swiss director Pierre Morath's well-paced documentary about the evolution of long-distance running evoke the motto of neighboring France: liberté, égalite, fraternité. Read full review

Sheri Linden

Jul 21, 2016

Some legs of the journey are detours, and the film can feel overlong and diffuse, but as a capsule history it offers revelatory insights, particularly in its emphasis on the role of distance running in the women’s movement. Read full review

Ed Gonzalez

Jul 7, 2016

The doc's caginess is a weakness that results from an inherently nostalgic sense of reverie. Read full review

Daniel M. Gold

Jul 14, 2016

Free to Run prefers nothing more than an easy jog down memory lane. Read full review

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