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Meeting Gorbachev plays to filmmaker Werner Herzog's endlessly inquisitive strengths -- and reveals the fascinating story of a pivotal political figure.
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Leave it to Werner Herzog. The iconoclastic German film-maker ditches the documentary rule book for this intimate profile of the 88-year-old former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Nov 11, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Leave it to Werner Herzog. The iconoclastic German film-maker ditches the documentary rule book for this intimate profile of the 88-year-old former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.
Kevin Maher
Despite the film's obvious interest, it is a bit conceited and stately, a little like Wim Wenders' movie about Pope Francis, though without the sycophancy. Or almost. Nov 8, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Despite the film's obvious interest, it is a bit conceited and stately, a little like Wim Wenders' movie about Pope Francis, though without the sycophancy. Or almost.
Peter Bradshaw
An important and interesting documentary about tumultuous times, then, but one that slightly suffers for being a touch too dry and over-friendly towards its subject. Nov 7, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
An important and interesting documentary about tumultuous times, then, but one that slightly suffers for being a touch too dry and over-friendly towards its subject.
Lou Thomas
Meeting Gorbachev a Werner Herzog documentary with a difference: it could be a documentary by anyone. It is that maddeningly bland. Nov 6, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Meeting Gorbachev a Werner Herzog documentary with a difference: it could be a documentary by anyone. It is that maddeningly bland.
Nigel Andrews
Herzog can be forgiven for his hero worship of the statesman so instrumental in the reunification of Germany, a politician who was born to rural peasants and never forgot that the people come first. May 29, 2019 | Full Review…
Herzog can be forgiven for his hero worship of the statesman so instrumental in the reunification of Germany, a politician who was born to rural peasants and never forgot that the people come first.
Andrea Gronvall
Part of Herzog's wonderment at Gorbachev - "one of the greatest leaders of the 20th century," he says - surely has to do with such a rational, placid-appearing man not just surmounting insuperable limits but doing so with world-historical impact. May 24, 2019 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Part of Herzog's wonderment at Gorbachev - "one of the greatest leaders of the 20th century," he says - surely has to do with such a rational, placid-appearing man not just surmounting insuperable limits but doing so with world-historical impact.
Mark Feeney
Werner Herzog has a knack for unearthing colourful characters with fascinating stories. Jan 22, 2020 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Werner Herzog has a knack for unearthing colourful characters with fascinating stories.
James Croot
Meeting Gorbachev is neither shocking nor provocative, but it certainly provides a window into the former world leader, as well as Herzog himself. Jan 21, 2020 | Full Review…
Meeting Gorbachev is neither shocking nor provocative, but it certainly provides a window into the former world leader, as well as Herzog himself.
Ryan Silberstein
Aside from Herzog's sinewy delivery, much of Meeting Gorbachev feels like a regurgitated textbook with lots to recount but not much to say. Jan 16, 2020 | Full Review…
Aside from Herzog's sinewy delivery, much of Meeting Gorbachev feels like a regurgitated textbook with lots to recount but not much to say.
Matt Cipolla
Werner Herzog never quite recovers from having his opening question slapped down in this fitfully revealing, but always intriguing encounter with former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Nov 11, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Werner Herzog never quite recovers from having his opening question slapped down in this fitfully revealing, but always intriguing encounter with former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.
David Parkinson
Herzog may usher his subject through a kind of swansong lifetime achievement testimony, but Meeting Gorbachev is also a film about the dying of the light... Nov 11, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Herzog may usher his subject through a kind of swansong lifetime achievement testimony, but Meeting Gorbachev is also a film about the dying of the light...
Tom Birchenough
[A] succinct and intimate documentary. Nov 11, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
[A] succinct and intimate documentary.
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