Patience (After Sebald)

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Patience (After Sebald)

2012

1h 30m

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This documentary traces an immensely respected author's account of a walk through Suffolk.

Stanley Kauffmann

The New Republic

The film is finally only an enjoyable tour, almost devoid of the book's resonances.

Jun 18, 2013

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Farran Smith Nehme

New York Post

Sometimes the scenery is breathtaking, but more often the narration lends the landscape an interest it wouldn't otherwise have.

Rated: 3/4

May 11, 2012

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Tom Keogh

Seattle Times

A visionary composition on a series of spoken reflections about a literary work - itself full of layered free-association - Gee's intricate, prismatic film might sound as if it must be buried in abstraction.

Rated: 4/4

May 10, 2012

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Jordan M. Smith

IONCINEMA.com

Through it's black and white leaning landscapes, and overlapping interview snippets, a heartfelt experimental critique can be found, but those unfamiliar with Sebald and his work may get lost in the multi-layered cross cutting.

Feb 9, 2020

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Mattie Lucas

From the Front Row

By pairing Sebald's words with such gorgeous imagery, Gee creates something deeply sublime.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 6, 2019

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David Sugarman

CineVue

Thoughtful, discursive and somewhat mesmeric, Patience (After Sebald) is an unusual piece of filmmaking, yet Gee's film functions well as a solid introductory primer to Sebald's books.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 4, 2019

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Wanna read this,, 'The Rings of Saturn'

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Audience Member

Undeniably stylish in its depiction of a very niche subject, but also lacking in stimulus with its chosen subject and comes across as very as a very dull documentary.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

you can enjoy this documentary even by not knowing anything about Sebald. One of the most iconic writers of this generation that people have just come to notice.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Audience Member

Imagino que para quem leu Os AnÃ (C)is de Saturno esse documentÃ¡rio seja imperdÃvel. Para mim, uma curiosa que ainda planeja se aproximar do Sebald (parte da enorme constelaÃ§Ã£o Vila-Matas...), foi um aperitivo bem saboroso.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Audience Member

Informative, compelling, and haunting. I really loved this film.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Audience Member

Dense and tiring for such a short film but beautiful and inspiring enough to elicit repeat viewings.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Synopsis

This documentary traces an immensely respected author's account of a walk through Suffolk.

Director: Grant Gee
Producer: Sarah Caddy, Gareth Evans, Di Robson
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 23, 2017
Runtime: 1h 30m

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