Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You

Name: Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
Genre: Biography, History, Documentary
Released: July 8, 2016
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 66
Cast: Norman Lear

2016

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Music Box Films | Release Date: July 8, 2016 | Not Rated

Starring: Norman Lear

Summary: Arguably the most influential creator, writer, and producer in the history of television, Norman Lear brought primetime into step with the times. Using comedy and indelible characters, his legendary 1970s shows such as All In the Family, Maude, Good Times, and The Jeffersons, boldly cracked open dialogue and shifted the nationalArguably the most influential creator, writer, and producer in the history of television, Norman Lear brought primetime into step with the times. Using comedy and indelible characters, his legendary 1970s shows such as All In the Family, Maude, Good Times, and The Jeffersons, boldly cracked open dialogue and shifted the national consciousness, injecting enlightened humanism into sociopolitical debates on race, class, creed, and feminism. Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You is the definitive chronicle of Mr. Lear’s life, work, and achievements, but it is so much more than an arm’s-length, past-tense biopic; at 93, Mr. Lear is as vital and engaged as he ever was. [Music Box Films]… Expand

Director: Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady

Genre(s): Biography, History, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 91 min

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Walter Addiego

Aug 4, 2016

It’s a lot of ground to cover, but if the movie fails to plumb the depth of Lear’s mystery, it succeeds in being an entertaining look at an influential figure. Read full review

Peter Keough

Jul 28, 2016

In short, the film inserts us into a solipsistic universe of Norman Lear, one that also overlaps many of the most significant social, political, and show-biz issues of the second half of the 20th century. Read full review

Brad Wheeler

Jul 28, 2016

The film is poetically structured and Lear is a spry, emotionally involved participant in a lively bio-doc that succeeds eulogistically and contextually. Read full review

Guy Lodge

Jun 3, 2016

Generally laudatory in its approach to its irresistible human subject — if Lear’s signature white hat remains immovably on his head, the film’s stays very much in hand — this appreciation is nonetheless most fascinating in a brief stretch where the political correctness of Lear’s work is called into question by black performers. Read full review

Andy Webster

Jul 7, 2016

Effective topical entertainment, we are reminded, rarely comes without creative conflict. Read full review

IndieWire Eric Kohn

Jun 3, 2016

Lear remains a keen observer of his own ability to inject leftist politics into popular culture. The chief stylistic devices used to bring his experiences to life are a different story. Read full review

Ann Hornaday

Jul 21, 2016

Ewing and Grady insert vignettes featuring a young actor playing Lear as a 9-year-old, wandering an empty theater and trying on his analog’s signature white hat. The conceit might have sounded artful on paper, but it doesn’t work on film. Read full review

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dashtag

May 25, 2017

This film is an amazing documentary from an awesome director crew that never disappoints. I loved all of this, because it was so entertaining and interesting. The perfect film to watch!

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