Documentary filmmaker Doug Block had every reason to believe his parents' 54-year marriage was a good one. But when his mother dies unexpectedly and his father swiftly marries his former secretary, he discovers two parents who are far more complex and troubled than he ever imagined. 51 Birch Street is a riveting personal documentary that explores a universal human question: how much about your parents do you really want to know?... (Full plot summary below)
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Documentary filmmaker Doug Block had every reason to believe his parents' 54-year marriage was a good one. But when his mother dies unexpectedly and his father swiftly marries his former secretary, he discovers two parents who are far more complex and troubled than he ever imagined. 51 Birch Street is a riveting personal documentary that explores a universal human question: how much about your parents do you really want to know?
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| San Francisco ChronicleRuthe SteinBlock's hypnotic documentary, among the finest of the year. |
| Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker51 Birch Street, like the best of the recent wave of personal documentaries, is both a compelling story and an eye-opening bit of social history. |
| RogerEbert.comJim EmersonIn some ways, an antidote to the sugarcoated myths and lies the movies have taught us about love and marriage. |
| Capital Times (Madison, WI)Rob ThomasJust as Doug starts looking at his own marriage through new eyes after reading about his parents', so will most viewers. "51 Birch Street" could be any address in America. |
| Boston GlobeTy BurrThe film grows in power as it goes, finding ever more universal levels of feeling. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsThe film has a compelling way about it. All five of the immediate Block family members emerge in full and affecting portraits. |
| VarietyEddie CockrellA tonal triumph of true-life storytelling told with equal measures of tension and redemption. |
| Metromix.comMatt PaisAn intensely painful, personal and cathartic movie of a man coming to accept his parents as people with flaws, problems and regrets. |
| Rolling StonePeter TraversThrough haunting home movies, Mina's diaries and interviews with Mike, a raw, riveting portrait emerges of what a child sees in his parents' relationship and what lies beneath. |
| culturevulture.netBeverly BerningIf it is the objective of a work of art to hold up a mirror to our own lives, then 51 Birch Street, in all its makeshift craftsmanship, is a great work of art. |
