Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner 2006

Wrestling With Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner

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While not a particularly deep look at the man and his career, this documentary still serves as a nicely done introduction to Kushner.

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Movie Info

Filmmaker Freida Lee Mock pays tribute to the award-winning writer of "Angels in America," as he works on a production of "Homebody/Kabul," campaigns for John Kerry, opens the Broadway musical "Caroline, or Change" and collaborates with artist Maurice Sendak.

Genre:

documentary
Original Language:

English
Director:

Freida Lee Mock
Producer:

Freida Lee Mock
Release Date (Theaters):

Oct 4, 2006 limited
Box Office (Gross USA):

$24.7K
Runtime:

1h 42m

Cast & Crew

Freida Lee Mock
Director

Freida Lee Mock
Writer

Freida Lee Mock
Producer

Terry Sanders
Executive Producer

News & Interviews for Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner

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Critic Reviews for Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner

All Critics (30) | Top Critics (19) | Fresh (21) | Rotten (9)

This is an exceedingly friendly portrait, a disarming one, too. The filmmaker invites us to reconsider the author as someone warmer and less intimidating than his body of work. On that count, Wrestling With Angels succeeds.

February 2, 2007 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Wesley Morris
Boston Globe
The final portrait is unquestionably entertaining, very occasionally teasing and largely adoring. Because Kushner is a devoted political commentator, his thoughts on everything from America's role in the world to the nature of Zionism are on full display.

January 12, 2007 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…

Hedy Weiss
Chicago Sun-Times
[Director Freida Lee] Mock's approach to Kushner is so casual and friendly that it never steps outside of his own life for a glimpse of its context.

December 30, 2006 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Marrit Ingman
Austin Chronicle
Wrestling with Angels is personal and intimate, insightful about Kushner as well as instructive about his collection of works.

December 1, 2006 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Marta Barber
Miami Herald
Wrestling With Angels is a canny piece of filmmaking, sure to absorb both audiences familiar with Kushner's plays and those who know little or nothing about him.

December 1, 2006 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Steven Winn
San Francisco Chronicle
A sentimental valentine to a man who, underneath it all, simply wants to move people with his message.

November 10, 2006 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Joey Guerra
Houston Chronicle
Beyond it's educational value for those unfamiliar with Kushner's work, politics, and sexuality (like myself), there's not much to grab onto here.

September 19, 2009 | Rating: 42/100 | Full Review…

Gabe Leibowitz
Film and Felt
A rich and uplifting film.

March 1, 2007 | Full Review…

Doris Toumarkine
Film Journal International
A worthwhile but imperfect film.

December 8, 2006 | Rating: B | Full Review…

Marc Mohan
Oregonian
Flaws aside, Wrestling With Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner is still worth a look for its glimpse at one of the leading voices of 21st century American drama.

November 3, 2006 | Rating: 2.5/4

Timothy Knight
Reel.com
While Wrestling With Angels is definitely a worthwhile experience, you'd expect it to be a more dramatic one, considering what Kushner has produced.

November 3, 2006 | Rating: 2.5/4

Bob Strauss
Los Angeles Daily News
It's a loving film, but Kushner's own characters are more richly textured than Mock's depiction of the playwright and the divided, divisive world he's trying to fathom.

November 2, 2006 | Full Review…

Steven Leigh Morris
L.A. Weekly