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Village Voice by Alan Scherstuhl
This lit-doc travelogue gains in power, insight, and urgency as it journeys.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
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The New York Times by Ben Kenigsberg
In what probably qualifies as both an accomplishment and a shortcoming, the movie makes you want to read Babel’s writing instead.
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The Hollywood Reporter by Frank Scheck
The film serves as a concise biographical portrait and an excellent introduction to the writer's works.
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Los Angeles Times by Robert Abele
When it’s merely a guided tour marked by sites and talking historians, Finding Babel can feel a little color-by-numbers. (Which may explain the Schreiber-read interludes.) But there are excursions that feel invigorating.