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Regarding Susan Sontag
- Director: Nancy D. Kates
- Writer: Nancy D. Kates; John Haptas
- Producer: Rachel Antell; Arwen Curry
CGiii Comment
Susan Sontag is like Marmite...love her or hate her - there's no 'in between'.
Exactly the same can be said of this documentary...obviously, the filmmaker revered the woman and her words...the film is filled with them accompanied by a grating soundtrack and artsy-fartsy images.
So...if you love(d) as many did and do - you will, undoubtedly, appreciate this film.
There's no doubting Sontag's self-importance - what is in doubt is her legacy.
This film will fail to attract a new crop of devotees due to it being overly reverential and somewhat monotonous.
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The(ir) Blurb...
REGARDING SUSAN SONTAG is an intimate and nuanced investigation into the life of one of the most influential and provocative thinkers of the 20th century. Passionate and gracefully outspoken throughout her career, Susan Sontag became one of the most important literary, political and feminist icons of her generation. The documentary explores Sontag's life through archival materials, accounts from friends, family, colleagues, and lovers, as well as her own words, as read by Patricia Clarkson. From her early infatuation with books to her first experience in a gay bar; from her early marriage to her last lover, REGARDING SUSAN SONTAG is a fascinating look at a towering cultural critic and writer whose works on photography, war, illness, and terrorism still resonate today