Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
The movie gives us a look at the life, work and political activism of one of the most successful television producers of all time, Norman Lear, who created 'All in the Family' among others. It features the appearances from Amy Poehler, George Clooney and Jon Stewart.
28 July 1947, Portland, Oregon, USA
23 October 1925, Corning, Iowa, USA
21 December 1935, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
13 November 1906, Broseley, Shropshire, England, UK
13 October 1946, Valdosta, Georgia, USA
25 June 1947, Bronx, New York, USA
13 May 1922, New York City, New York, USA
7 June 1917, Steubenville, Ohio, USA
20 March 1922, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
20 May 1919, Chicago, Illinois, USA
18 May 1922, Revere, Massachusetts, USA
12 May 1969, New York City, New York, USA
28 June 1926, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
5 June 1934, Hugo, Oklahoma, USA
16 September 1971, Burlington, Massachusetts, USA
10 September 1939, Buffalo, New York, USA
29 May 1903, Eltham, Woolwich [now in Greenwich], London, England, UK
August 11, 1933 in Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
6 May 1961, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
6 July 1946, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
4 October 1957, Queens, New York, USA
22 February 1926, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
February 13, 1919 in Bristol, Tennessee, USA
23 September 1947, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
16 March 1926, Newark, New Jersey, USA
18 August 1943, Chicago, Illinois, USA
9 May 1918, Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
31 March 1938, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
July 31, 2016
Their subject is just too smart, interesting and philosophically astute to not be fascinating. But you crave more, and as Archie Bunker would fondly say, "That's the crutch of the situation."
August 05, 2016
An affectionate reminder of what an impact one writer-producer had on the modern world.
July 28, 2016
The film inserts us into a solipsistic universe of Norman Lear, one that also overlaps many of the most significant social, political, and show-biz issues of the second half of the 20th century.
July 30, 2016
... gives moviegoers a fresh perspective on his memorable work and its continuing relevance.
August 10, 2016
The picture doesn't find precision, but it summarizes nicely, delivering a fascinating portrait of a man who changed television.
October 20, 2016
This is a story of a life of enormous fulfillment-eloquently told and openhearted as related by the subject himself, now in his early 90s, who knows, as he reveals, what to value in life.
August 05, 2016
Just Another Version is less sweeping than Lear's memoir but filled with smartly chosen clips.
August 07, 2016
As a portrait of a genius, Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You is a pleasant enough historical primer on what was the best part of television in the 1970s.
July 28, 2016
To really understand Lear, go back to those superb shows.
July 29, 2016
The film is poetically structured and Lear is a spry, emotionally involved participant in a lively bio-doc that succeeds eulogistically and contextually.
July 29, 2016
There is a world of charm and wisdom in the film, much as there is in the man himself.
August 03, 2016
If the movie fails to plumb the depth of Lear's mystery, it succeeds in being an entertaining look at an influential figure.
