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INVENTING OUR LIFE: THE KIBBUTZ EXPERIMENTMovie Reviews
English and Hebrew language documentary about Israel's kibbutz movement, tracing its 100-year history and exploring its rebirth as a new generation works for its survival. Cast:Tracy ThorneDirector:Toby Perl FreilichRelease Date:April 25, 2012DVD Release:August 14, 2012From:First RunLength:1 hr 19 min
AUGUST 14, 2012
Inventing Our Life: The Kibbutz Experiment, Very Good Reviews, Mixed (Doc) NYC, LA
Inventing Our Life: The Kibbutz Experiment played in New York City and Los Angeles to very good reviews that at the same time were mixed. • Ella Taylor wrote for NPR, "...a sympathetic but probing account of the rise, fall and rebirth of a movement that defined the early character of the fledgling state of Israel." • And Kalvin Henely called the film for Slant, "...a rich blend of historical footage and modern-day interviews..." More Reviews Below...
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (4 Reviews)
Daniel Gold, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...a fascinating introduction to a movement scrambling to adjust enough to guarantee a future, without severing all ties to its principled past."(See all of Daniel Gold's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 590 words, 04/24/12
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...absorbing... lays out how the movement began in 1909... fleshes out this vital movement's past and present. It all makes for an enlightening and evocative snapshot."(See all of Gary Goldstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 212 words, 06/08/12
Andrew Schenker, Village Voice/LA Weekly: FAIR "...never challenges the traditional Zionist narrative of the kibbutzim developing an untamed land, paying only lip service to the fact that it was already inhabited..."(See all of Andrew Schenker's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 227 words, 04/25/12
KEY CITIES (0 Reviews)
Inventing Our Life: The Kibbutz Experiment has not been reviewed in Key Cities
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (3 Reviews)
Andrew Schenker, Village Voice/LA Weekly: FAIR "...never challenges the traditional Zionist narrative of the kibbutzim developing an untamed land, paying only lip service to the fact that it was already inhabited..."(See all of Andrew Schenker's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 227 words, 04/25/12
Kalvin Henely, Slant: MODERATE(cg) "...a rich blend of historical footage and modern-day interviews... in stretching all that history over an information-packed 89 minutes, it spreads itself too thin."(See all of Kalvin Henely's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 540 words, 04/25/12
HIGHBROW PRESS (3 Reviews)
Daniel Gold, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...a fascinating introduction to a movement scrambling to adjust enough to guarantee a future, without severing all ties to its principled past."(See all of Daniel Gold's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 590 words, 04/24/12
Ella Taylor, NPR: EXCELLENT "...a sympathetic but probing account of the rise, fall and rebirth of a movement that defined the early character of the fledgling state of Israel."(See all of Ella Taylor's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 916 words, 04/26/12
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...absorbing... lays out how the movement began in 1909... fleshes out this vital movement's past and present. It all makes for an enlightening and evocative snapshot."(See all of Gary Goldstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 212 words, 06/08/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (3 Reviews)
Alissa Simon, Daily Variety: VERY GOOD "Using fine archival footage and photos, interviews, and voiceover narration... chronicles the rise, decline and current metamorphosis of this utopian experiment in communal living."(See all of Alissa Simon's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 618 words, 04/24/12
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...absorbing... lays out how the movement began in 1909... fleshes out this vital movement's past and present. It all makes for an enlightening and evocative snapshot."(See all of Gary Goldstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 212 words, 06/08/12
Daniel Gold, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...a fascinating introduction to a movement scrambling to adjust enough to guarantee a future, without severing all ties to its principled past."(See all of Daniel Gold's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 590 words, 04/24/12
20.4 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Inventing Our Life: The Kibbutz Experiment's reviews are separated by an average 20.4 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
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Coverage:Inventing Our Life: The Kibbutz Experiment's reviews cover 10.1% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 3,310 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 473 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
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