This documentary tells the story of a hotbed of Jewish intellectualism, New York's City College c. 1930, and in particular follows the careers of four of the greatest minds to emerge from that environment. In following the divergent paths of Bell, Glazer, Howe, and Kristol, the film serves as a powerful record both of American intellectual history and of the peculiar role of a generation of Jewish thinkers in riding and shaping that history.... (Full plot summary below)
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This documentary tells the story of a hotbed of Jewish intellectualism, New York's City College c. 1930, and in particular follows the careers of four of the greatest minds to emerge from that environment. In following the divergent paths of Bell, Glazer, Howe, and Kristol, the film serves as a powerful record both of American intellectual history and of the peculiar role of a generation of Jewish thinkers in riding and shaping that history.
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Variety - 4/10 by Daniel M. KimmelFilm is a fascinating documentation of an important chapter in the history of 20th century American intellectuals, but as such will have a limited audience.
User Review - 8/10 by Assaf PIncredibly fascinating documentary about New York intellectuals. It would have been more honest if it had more Jewish content, though.