Summary
Documentary about French philosopher (and author of deconstructionism) Jacques Derrida, who sparked fierce debate throughout American academia.
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- Thought-provoking
- Adults
- Public viewing safe
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Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+15)
Critics 77Audiences 62GoodWatch 62
Tomatometer80%
Metascore73
IMDb6.5
Audience score58%
Running time
1 h 24 min
Shorter than most documentaries, −12 min on the typical 96
typical 9684Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries
Released
2002
March 12, 2002
24 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
FrenchPolishMade in
- United States
Directing · 2
- Kirby Dick Director
- Amy Ziering Director, Producer
Camera · 1
- Kirsten Johnson Director of Photography
Sound · 1
- Ryuichi Sakamoto Original Music Composer
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