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| One of the most influential and iconoclastic figures of the 20th century, French philosopher and father of "deconstruction" Jacques Derrida died last week in Paris at age 74. In tribute to his memory, Film Forum is presenting a 5-day return engagement of DERRIDA, the critically acclaimed documentary portrait by filmmakers Kirby Dick (SICK: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF BOB FLANAGAN, SUPERMASOCHIST) and Amy Ziering Kofman. | |
Directed by Kirby
Dick and Amy Ziering Kofman Jean-Paul Sartre, Michel Foucault, Jacques Derrida: 20th century French philosophers who have revolutionized the way we think. Derrida -- Jewish, Algerian-born -- was kicked out of school at age 10 as part of an anti-Semitic purge. As the father of Deconstruction, a school of thought that confronts the basic assumptions underlying our thinking, he has perfected the role of outsider and iconoclast. In this wry, often funny slice of his life, Derrida helps deconstruct his own image: at one moment he ’s the playful, sartorially elegant Paris professor, at another the wily subject who refuses to be pinned down -- and then he’s the rigorous thinker who counters with a brilliant, in-depth response to a question he initially disdained. Also featuring a mesmerizing score by Oscar-winning composer Ryuichi Sakamoto (THE LAST EMPEROR), DERRIDA is a playful and provocative glimpse at a visionary thinker as he ruminates on everything from SEINFELD to the sex lives of ancient philosophers. Film Forum's presentation of this film made possible with support from the Joan S. Constantiner Fund for Jewish and Holocaust Film. PRESS:
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“To paraphrase Raymond Chandler, French philosopher Jacques
Derrida is smart the way other people think they’re smart. And
the great pleasure of DERRIDA, an ABSOLUTELY FIRST-RATE documentary about
his life and thought that is the cinematic equivalent of a mind-expanding
drug, is how invigorating and refreshing it is to be in the presence
of such a powerful, agile intellect.” “A WISE AND WITTY look at acclaimed French philosopher Jacques
Derrida... WINNER! GOLDEN GATE AWARD - SAN FRANCISCO FILM FESTIVAL OFFICIAL SELECTION - SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL |
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