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Dominican Rep. Capturing the Friedmans
7,576
Documentary
The Friedmans (Arnold Friedman, Elaine Friedman, David Friedman, Seth Friedman, Jesse Friedman and Howard Friedman) seem at first to be a typical family. Arnold Friedman is an award-winning schoolteacher, his wife Elaine, a homemaker. Together, they raise their three boys in the affluent Long Island town of Great Neck. One Thanksgiving, the family is gathered at home preparing for a quiet holiday dinner. In an instant, a police ... [+]
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"Unique, often disturbing as well as provocative, Capturing The Friedmans is a dazzlingly original debut from Jarecki (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)" | ||
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"Sad, upsetting, compulsively watchable, 'Capturing the Friedmans' would go down easier if it offered us closure" | ||
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"To begin your career with a masterpiece is so remarkable a feat that one can only hope Jarecki finds another subject as rich as this family" | ||
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"Not since 'Memento' has a movie served up such a provocative mind-bender (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)" | ||
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"An extraordinary film; it may be the most haunting documentary since 'Crumb'" | ||
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"A jarring, mesmerizing documentary" | ||
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"Jarecki skillfully integrates the home-movie footage with his own thorough inquiry, weaving past and present into a patient, deeply engrossing piece of storytelling" | ||
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In the entertainment culture that surrounds us, words like 'harrowing,' 'anguishing,' 'unfathomable' or 'horrifying' don't sell movie tickets. Capturing the Friedmans is all of these things and more. | |||
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"An unforgettable and complex portrait of a nuclear family in meltdown" |
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