78
Metascore
10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickIncludes insightful and often hilarious archival interviews with Langlois and dozens of associates, as well as wonderful footage of Langlois.
- 88TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxAt a little over two hours, there's a lot of Langlois to digest. But cinephiles won't mind a bit: Richard includes tons of great anecdotes and clips from classic films that wouldn't exist if Langlois hadn't saved them.
- 80VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyA labor of love made over the course of seven years that crucially matches the energy and passion Langlois himself embodied, this deep-dish account of the life and times of the longtime head of the Cinematheque Francaise will enthrall buffs.
- 80The New York TimesDana StevensThe New York TimesDana StevensMr. Richard's film makes a persuasive case for Langlois as one of the most important figures in the history of film and therefore in the history of 20th-century art.
- 80Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonVillage VoiceMichael AtkinsonWhile the astonishing street footage of "l'affaire Langlois"--perhaps more familiar to the French than to us--is where this exhaustive talking-heads portrait becomes beautifully, bafflingly surreal, the whole project, however conventional, has the allure of a communal embrace, a home movie of a motherland left irrevocably in the past.
- 80The New RepublicStanley KauffmannThe New RepublicStanley KauffmannJacques Richard has fashioned an adoring tribute to this wonderfully maniacal man.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleJohn McMurtrieSan Francisco ChronicleJohn McMurtrieA treat for anyone who's passionate about films or who's ever wanted to learn more about them.
- 75Boston GlobeWesley MorrisBoston GlobeWesley MorrisA sound piece of profiling that has miles of archival footage of the affable, pop-eyed Langlois enthusing.
- 70The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThough Phantom Of The Cinematheque is fascinating throughout, Richard squanders a chance to recreate one of those long Parisian nights where Langlois held court for his fellow movie buffs.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckAn inspirational film for cinephiles everywhere.