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The Nine Muses

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Immigrants come to Alaska from 1960 onward.

Critics Reviews

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Tim Robey Daily Telegraph (UK) 01/20/2012
2/5
It's as if Akomfrah is trying to make mythological connections and undo or deny them at the same time - an alienating and misguided strategy. Go to Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian 01/19/2012
3/5
Engaging and pregnant with ideas, although some of the juxtapositions work better than others. Go to Full Review Nigel Andrews Financial Times 01/19/2012
3/5
Much of this is majestic. But a thought kept fidgeting in my head. Do we need quite so many dead white males singing the tragedies and trials of the black experience? Go to Full Review Jordan M. Smith IONCINEMA.com 11/19/2020
It could have been a much more powerful and concise production. As is, it feels like a convoluted run-on that refuses to move the conversation forward. Go to Full Review Claire Ramtuhul CineVue 12/13/2018
4/5
Akomfrah's use of literary touchstones seems fresh, renewed and wholly comprehensible when combined with the archival images they accompany. Go to Full Review Isabel Stevens ViewLondon 08/27/2018
4/5
The Nine Muses is a beautiful, elegiac cinematic poem that demonstrates a highly inventive and singular approach to the treatment archive footage. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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11/03/2011 Desperately seeking Chris Marker. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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John Akomfrah

Director

John Akomfrah

Writer

Lina Gopaul

Producer

David Lawson

Producer

Trevor Mathison

Original Music

Dewald Aukema

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Movie Info

Synopsis Immigrants come to Alaska from 1960 onward.
Director
John Akomfrah
Producer
Lina Gopaul, David Lawson
Screenwriter
John Akomfrah
Genre
Documentary, History, Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 26, 2017
Runtime
1h 30m