The filmmaker's journey to understand the controversial French philosopher and activist Simone Weil (1909-1943) reveals a brave young woman willing to die for her convictions.... (Full plot summary below)
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The filmmaker's journey to understand the controversial French philosopher and activist Simone Weil (1909-1943) reveals a brave young woman willing to die for her convictions.
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| About.comJennifer MerinFilmmaker Julia Haslett was so moved by a quote of Simone Weil's that she spent the next six years studying the French philosopher and making a film about her life and writings. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatA creative and compelling documentary about Simone Weil, a French philosopher, activist, and mystic whom writer Albert Camus called the only great spirit of our time. |
| Village VoiceAaron HillisJulia Haslett's absorbing if patchy ode to Weil, an advocate for the rights of the disadvantaged, confronts her subject's ideas of moral responsibility through surprisingly personal and experimental means. |
| The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckFilmmaker Julia Haslett lacks focus in her ode to the French philosopher. |
| Slant MagazineKalvin HenelyUltimately, the film doesn't feel like it ever left Julia Haslett's head, leaving us a little cold. |
| Film Journal InternationalDoris ToumarkineHonorable but self-indulgent attempt to bring alive the elusive French philosopher-activist-leftist Simone Weil, meshed this with the filmmaker's personal family history. |
| The New York TimesRachel SaltzThough Weil remains fascinating, Ms. Haslett's film, even when it uses more traditional documentary techniques, mostly isn't. |
