The Proposal

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The Proposal

2019

1h 23m

Documentary

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Artist Jill Magid tries to recover the works of architect Luis Barragán from a Swiss bunker.

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (LAist)

10/01/2019

It's just bizarre. I didn't like this movie at all.

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Scott Marks

San Diego Reader

07/09/2019

2/5

What begins with an absorbing struggle over copyright infringement soon descends into an episode of Ghost Hunters with Magid leaving out a plate of Barragán's favorite cookies in case his spirit is hungry.

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Barbara VanDenburgh

Arizona Republic

06/19/2019

3.5/5

"The Proposal" makes for a fascinating and not-a-little-morbid piece of artistic trolling.

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Dan Schindel

Hyperallergic

02/14/2020

The documentary doesn't bring closure to her fight for Barragán's archive, but it will work its way under a viewer's skin and leave them with persistent ideas to consider.

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Georgia Straight

09/05/2019

Well-shot doc, both breezy and contemplative at under 90 minutes...

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A.S. Hamrah

n+1

08/15/2019

Barragán's monumental, colorful, slab-like work, which photographs beautifully and is a pleasure to look at...

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08/14/2020

wrong movie, need to delete

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Morgan R

@Morgan_Rojas_critic 07/30/2019

A stunning debut feature and meaningful work of art in its own right.

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06/26/2019

The most aggressive representation of narcissistic delusion I've ever seen.

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Jarred Alterman

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Charlotte Cook

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Laura Coxson

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Laura Poitras

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Jarred Alterman

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Synopsis

Artist Jill Magid tries to recover the works of architect Luis Barragán from a Swiss bunker.

Director: Jill Magid
Producer: Jarred Alterman, Charlotte Cook, Laura Coxson
Distributor: Oscilloscope Laboratories
Production Co: Field of Vision
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 24, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 6, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $38.8K
Runtime: 1h 23m

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