Is the Man Who is Tall Happy?

Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? An Animated Conversation with Noam Chomsky

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An unlikely pairing of form and style, Michel Gondry’s animated documentary successfully gives Noam Chomsky’s philosophical musings an expressive canvas with a delightfully anarchic animation style. The film’s real topic is the elusive nature of all thought processes, and it effectively shares the dual speakers’ collective journey without revealing any tangible destination. The movie ends, but the discussion resonates indefinitely.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.


Direction: Michel Gondry
Script: Michel Gondry
Editing: Adam M. Weber, Sophie Reine
Sound: Gautier de Faultrier
Music: Howard Skempton
Actors: Noam Chomsky, Michel Gondry, Richard Feynman
Production: Sleeping Train Productions, Partizan Films
Producers: Georges Bermann, Michel Gondry, Julie Fong, Raffi Adlan
Format: DCP
Color: Color
Production Country: France
Production Year: 2013
Duration: 89΄
Contact: Nathalie Lapicorey, nathalie.lapicorey@midi-minuit.fr

Animation: Michel Gondry, Valerie Pirson, Timothee Lemoine

 

Michel Gondry

Filmography

2001 Human Nature (fiction)
2004 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (fiction)
2005 Dave Chappelle’s Block Party
2006 La Science des rêves | The Science of Sleep (fiction)
2008 Be Kind Rewind (fiction)
2009 L’épine dans le coeur | The Thorn in the Heart
2011 The Green Hornet (fiction)
2013 Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy?: An Animated Conversation with Noam Chomsky
2018-2020 Kidding (TV Series)