Mindwalk

PG

1991

1h 52m

Drama

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78%

9 Reviews

Tomatometer

88%

1,000+ Ratings

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Jack Edwards (Sam Waterston) is a disillusioned former presidential candidate who escapes to France to see his friend Thomas Harriman (John Heard), an expatriate poet. They travel to Mont Saint-Michel, speaking philosophically about their lives. While there, they meet Sonia Hoffman (Liv Ullmann), an academic who stopped teaching science at an American university when she realized her work was being used by the military. Together they discuss mankind's future through modern systems theory.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

The biographical facts about the characters that keep intruding here resemble the kind of political concessions and compromises the physicist and senator keep bringing up–that is, they dilute the “message” while allowing it to be heard and understood.

Rated: 2/4

May 26, 2022

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 4/5

May 7, 2002

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Keith Uhlich

Senses of Cinema

As Saint Francis of Assisi reflects in ... La Chanson de Roland, Mont-Saint-Michel is a place of enquiry.

May 7, 2002

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Susan Granger

www.susangranger.com

Rated: 4/5

Mar 9, 2007

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Lori Hoffman

Atlantic City Weekly

Rated: 3/5

Jan 25, 2006

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Robert Roten

Laramie Movie Scope

Rated: 3/5

Apr 11, 2005

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A hidden gem for systems thinkers.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Simply beautiful. Every single dialogue in this film is meaningful and capable of provoking incredibly deep reflections about life and nature. It proves that a movie doesn't need an unbelievable plot or any exaggerations to be interesting.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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If you want a movie to make you think, this is an absolute must see. A poet, a politician and a scientist debate the implications of modern vs postmodern philosophy while looking at a French castle. The ending is a touch too neat, but the storyline is not why you watch a movie like this.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Kino ne khvatayet pravdopodobiya. Kak zhenshchina uchenyy? V fil'me muzhchiny menyayut golovy, no golova zhenshchiny ostayetsya prezhney. Sbivayet s tolku. Ona govorit, chto na kvantovom urovne net tverdykh predmetov, no kak veshchi ne padayut? Oni govoryat ob etom dlya 1/2 fil'ma. V drugom fil'me 1/2 oni govoryat o politike, no ni razu ne upomyanuli velichayshego filosofa vsekh vremen Dugina. Stradayut ot germano-rimskogo myshleniya, vrazhdebnogo slavyanskoy tsivilizatsii. Vo Frantsii pochemu byl zamok? Ne unichtozhen v slavnoy revolyutsii?

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Definitely a non conventional film that can feel a little lecturing at times, but there is great philosophical debate embedded in these interesting characters surrounded by great scenery. Definitely worth seeing.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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While categorized as a drama, the film is, as its title suggests, actually more of a walk in the park. One feels as though he is taking a leisurely stroll while listening in on a thoughtful, feature-length conversation.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Bernt Amadeus Capra

Director

Liv Ullmann

Sonia Hoffman

Sam Waterston

Jack Edwards

John Heard

Jack Edwards

Ione Skye

Kit Hoffman

Emmanuel Montes

Romain

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Synopsis

Jack Edwards (Sam Waterston) is a disillusioned former presidential candidate who escapes to France to see his friend Thomas Harriman (John Heard), an expatriate poet. They travel to Mont Saint-Michel, speaking philosophically about their lives. While there, they meet Sonia Hoffman (Liv Ullmann), an academic who stopped teaching science at an American university when she realized her work was being used by the military. Together they discuss mankind's future through modern systems theory.

Director: Bernt Amadeus Capra
Rating: PG
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Box Office (Gross USA): $7.6K
Runtime: 1h 52m
Sound Mix: Surround