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A vivacious reporter (Liane Balaban) strives to reconnect a bewildered Man of Today (Paul Ahmarani) with contemporary society by speaking with a multitude of artists, scientists, and philosophers including Rivka Galchen, Alain de Botton, and Marlene Dumas. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Cast
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Paul Ahmarani
The Man of Today -
Liane Balaban
Saleswoman, The Woman o... -
Shigeru Ban
Architect -
Christian Bok
Poet -
Alain de Botton
Philosopher -
Marlene Dumas
Artist -
Francis Dupuis-Déri
Anarchist -
Rivka Galchen
Author -
Richard Dawkins
Scientist -
Craig Venter
Scientist -
Jean-Paul Sartre
Existentialist -
Marty Antonini
Street Interview -
Dan Beirne
Street Interview -
Pammi Brar
Street Interview -
Graham Cuthbertson
Street Interview -
Kyle Gatehouse
Street Interview -
Matt Holland
Street Interview -
Lois Holley
Street Interview -
Esther Huang
Street Interview -
Fanny La Croix
Street Interview -
Faith Louissaint
Street Interview -
Daniel Rindress Kay
Street Interview -
Craig Thomas
Street Interview -
Jenna Wright
Street Interview -
Oliver L'?cuyer
Cameraman -
Mireille Tawfik
Documentary Filmmaker -
Karl Fodor
Bar Patron -
James Martin
Bar Patron -
Spiro Malandrakis
Grad Student Activist -
Vanessa Matsui
Grad Student Activist -
Gabriel Vinuela
Jazz Club Musician -
Alex Lefaivre
Jazz Club Musician -
Mark Nelson
Jazz Club Musician -
Jerome Trecu
Helicopter Pilot -
Elysa Chan
Receptionist -
Peter Balkwill
Puppeteer -
Peter Batakliev
Sartre's Valet -
John Treleaven
Older Gentleman -
Patrick Costello
Woman of Tomorrow's Ass... -
Kelie Jensen
Woman Traveler
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All Critics (3) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (1)
The viewer's attention is torn between the breezy philosophical chat and a sense of awe at the filmmakers' travel budget.
Top Critic... here's a film that can't help to provoke further discussion, with family, friends (and, hopefully, like-minded strangers) but might also lead to some solitary self-searching, or is that what we are afraid of most?
[Turns] a talking-heads documentary into a more accessible entertainment.
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