An Encounter With Simone Weil

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An Encounter With Simone Weil

Released Mar 23, 2012

1h 24m

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Biography

History

Drama

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Filmmaker Julia Haslett seeks an understanding of her own problems by delving into the life of French philosopher and activist Simone Weil.

Rachel Saltz

New York Times

Though Weil remains fascinating, Ms. Haslett's film, even when it uses more traditional documentary techniques, mostly isn't.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 22, 2012

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Aaron Hillis

Village Voice

Julia Haslett's absorbing if patchy ode to Weil, an advocate for the rights of the disadvantaged, confronts her subject's ideas of moral responsibility through surprisingly personal and experimental means.

Mar 20, 2012

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Kalvin Henely

Slant Magazine

Ultimately, the film doesn't feel like it ever left Julia Haslett's head, leaving us a little cold.

Rated: 2/4

Mar 20, 2012

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Jennifer Merin

About.com

Filmmaker Julia Haslett was so moved by a quote of Simone Weil's that she spent the next six years studying the French philosopher and making a film about her life and writings.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 11, 2012

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Doris Toumarkine

Film Journal International

Honorable but self-indulgent attempt to bring alive the elusive French philosopher-activist-leftist Simone Weil, meshed this with the filmmaker's personal family history.

Mar 23, 2012

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

A creative and compelling documentary about Simone Weil, a French philosopher, activist, and mystic whom writer Albert Camus called the only great spirit of our time.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 15, 2012

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Julia Haslett seeks an understanding of her own problems by delving into the life of French philosopher and activist Simone Weil.

Director: Julia Haslett
Producer: Enrico Cullen, Fabrizia Galvagno, Julia Haslett
Screenwriter: Julia Haslett
Production Co: Line Street Productions
Genre: Documentary, Biography, History, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 23, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 4, 2014
Runtime: 1h 24m