Critic
2008•1h 16m•7.9•Released
Documentary
Seventy critics and filmmakers discuss cinema around the conflict between the artist and the observer, the creator and the critic. Between 1998 and 2007, Kléber Mendonça Filho recorded testimonies about this relationship in Brazil, the United States and Europe, based on his experience as a critic.
Director
Kleber Mendonça Filho
Writer
Emilie Lesclaux, Kleber Mendonça Filho
Languages
English, French, Portuguese
Studio
CinemaScópio
Cast
Babak Payami
Self (voice)
Tom Tykwer
Self
Michel Ciment
Self
João Moreira Salles
Self
Pierre Murat
Self
Elia Suleiman
Self
Deborah Young
Self
Cláudio Assis
Self
Fernanda Torres
Self
Sérgio Bianchi
Self
Jérôme Garcin
Self
Xavier Leherpeur
Self
Eric Neuhoff
Self
Sophie Avon
Self
Paulo Caldas
Self
Production
Company
CinemaScópio
Producer
Emilie Lesclaux
Producer
Kleber Mendonça Filho
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