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Out-Takes From the Life of a Happy Man

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Jonas Mekas, founder of the Anthology Film Archives, constructs his own biography using clips from his old films.

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Amy Taubin Film Comment Magazine 07/12/2013
The flight of a white gull, right to left across the water is as rapturous an image as ever committed to celluloid. Go to Full Review Joseph Jon Lanthier Slant Magazine 04/25/2013
3.5/4
Jonas Mekas's camera is never passive, often seeming to feed upon sensation that energizes it to the point of jittery transcendence. Go to Full Review Manohla Dargis New York Times 04/24/2013
4/5
Like so much of his life's work, the movie is a gift from a man who, in between making films and writing about them, helped establish both the Film-Makers' Cooperative and Anthology Film Archives. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Jonas Mekas

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Synopsis Jonas Mekas, founder of the Anthology Film Archives, constructs his own biography using clips from his old films.
Director
Jonas Mekas
Production Co
Anthology Film Archives
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 8m