Finding Babel

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Finding Babel

2016

1h 28m

Documentary

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Andrei Malaev-Babel traces the life and history of his grandfather Isaac Babel, a subversive writer who was executed in 1940 for challenging the ideology of the Soviet Union.

Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

12/01/2016

There's a more deeply involving structure to Novack's film than introducing the uninitiated to - or reminding the devotee of - Babel's convulsively poetic reportage from inside a revolution only beginning.

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Frank Scheck

The Hollywood Reporter

11/08/2016

Although it will be best appreciated by those already familiar with Babel's life and works, Finding Babel is sufficiently intriguing to provoke the uninitiated to learn more.

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Ben Kenigsberg

New York Times

10/27/2016

In what probably qualifies as both an accomplishment and a shortcoming, the movie makes you want to read Babel's writing instead.

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

10/30/2016

8.5/10

Illuminating, poignant and even somewhat suspenseful.

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Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

10/28/2016

3/5

A documentary about the legacy of Russian Jewish writer Isaac Babel.

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Louis Proyect

rec.arts.movies.reviews

10/28/2016

Whether your interest in Babel is purely literary or political or like mine a combination of both, this is a must-see film. It will make you want to read his great works for the first time or once again like me. A superb production.

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Synopsis

Andrei Malaev-Babel traces the life and history of his grandfather Isaac Babel, a subversive writer who was executed in 1940 for challenging the ideology of the Soviet Union.

Director: David Novack
Producer: David Novack
Screenwriter: Andrei Malaev-Babel, David Novack
Distributor: Seventh Art Releasing
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 26, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 16, 2018
Runtime: 1h 28m