Wrestling With Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner (2006)
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Documentary filmmaker Freida Lee Mock explores the rich life of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner in a film that traces Kushner's career from his 2001 play Homebody/Kabul through his 2004 collaboration with Maurice Sendak on a revised version of Brundibar. A trip to Kushner's… More Documentary filmmaker Freida Lee Mock explores the rich life of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner in a film that traces Kushner's career from his 2001 play Homebody/Kabul through his 2004 collaboration with Maurice Sendak on a revised version of Brundibar. A trip to Kushner's hometown of Lake Charles, LA, provides a personal touch as the playwright attends his father's birthday party, with quiet scenes in his Hudson River Valley retreat offering moments of thoughtful meditation that stand in stark contrast to his harried Manhattan business dealings. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Freida Lee Mock
- Genres
- Documentary, Drama, Musical & Performing Arts
- In Theaters
- Nov 3, 2006 Wide
- On DVD
- Aug 15, 2006
- Studio
- Balcony Releasing
Critic Reviews
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Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
This is an exceedingly friendly portrait, a disarming one, too. The filmmaker invites us to reconsider the author as someone warmer and less intimidating than his body of work. On that count, Wrestling With Angels succeeds.
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Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times
The final portrait is unquestionably entertaining, very occasionally teasing and largely adoring. Because Kushner is a devoted political commentator, his thoughts on everything from America's role in the world to the nature of Zionism are on full display.
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Marta Barber, Miami Herald
Wrestling with Angels is personal and intimate, insightful about Kushner as well as instructive about his collection of works.
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Steven Winn, San Francisco Chronicle
Wrestling With Angels is a canny piece of filmmaking, sure to absorb both audiences familiar with Kushner's plays and those who know little or nothing about him.
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Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle
A sentimental valentine to a man who, underneath it all, simply wants to move people with his message.
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