This acclaimed documentary character study, from filmmaker Errol Morris (THE THIN BLUE LINE) focuses on the disparate lives of four nonconformists whose respective arts reflect their unique personalities: a lion tamer, a robotics engineer, a topiary gardener, and a biologist obsessed with perfectly recreating the habitat of the naked mole rat. A delightful and humorous portrait, utilizing a mixed bag of camera styles. Winner of an Independent Spirit award and Best Documentary awards from the National Board of Review and the Society of Texas Film Critics.
Review 1:
"...Thoroughly in control....These impassioned subjects have found their callings..." -- 3 1/2 out of 4 stars
Source: USA Today
p.3D 10/07/1997
Review 2:
"...Oblique, fascinating....The film takes on the heady feeling of a dream..." -- Rating: A-
Source: Entertainment Weekly
p.83 06/19/1998
Review 3:
"...Genuine....It enthralls rather than estranges..."
Source: Film Comment
p.56-7 03/01/1997
Review 4:
"...[A] magical film....Morris weaves their dreams together with music and images, into a meditation..."
Source: Chicago Sun-Times
p.37 11/14/1997