Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy?: An Animated Conversation with Noam Chomsky
HD Closed CaptioningMichel Gondry
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Plot Summary
From Michel Gondry, the innovative director of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and The Science of Sleep, comes this unique animated documentary on the life of controversial MIT professor, philosopher, linguist, anti-war activist and political firebrand Noam Chomsky. Through complex, lively conversations with Chomsky and brilliant illustrations by Gondry himself, the film reveals the life and work of the father of modern linguistics while also exploring his theories on the emergence of language. The result is not only a dazzling, vital portrait of one of the foremost thinkers of modern times, but also a beautifully animated work of art.
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Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
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91%- Reviews Counted: 33
- Fresh: 30
- Rotten: 3
- Average Rating: 7.2/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Fresh: Its modesty is one of its strengths, along with Mr. Gondry's entrancing, vibrant illustrations.
Fresh: Michel Gondry doodles while Noam Chomsky philosophizes in an inspired meeting of idiosyncratic minds.
Fresh: When Gondry says he had to do this film with Chomsky, you believe him.
Fresh: An almost entirely hand-drawn, animated film that was clearly a labor of love for the director and has enough charm to reach a wider audience than his other recent docs.
Customer Reviews
Beautiful and uplifting
This is lovely, profound work -- done with great sensitivity. It's bursting with life and curiosity. Worth watching many times.
Brilliant
Gondry + Chomsky = Magic
Too Bad Gondry Never ...
Enjoyable, enlightening, but disappointing in that Gondry allows the piece to end (to quote T.S. Eliot) not with a bang, but a whimper.
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