Life Itself(Movie, 2014)

Name: Life Itself
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2014
Duration: T02:1:00
Rating: 3.8

| 2h 1min | Genre: Documentary

Rating: 3.8/5 (with 154 votes)

Life Itself is a 2014 American biographical documentary film about Chicago film critic Roger Ebert, directed by Steve James and produced by Zak Piper, James and Garrett Basch. The film is based on Ebert's 2011 memoir of the same name. It premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival and was an official selection at the 67th Cannes Film Festival. The 41st Telluride Film Festival hosted a special screening of the film on August 28, 2014. Magnolia Pictures released the film theatrically in the United States and simultaneously via video on demand platforms on July 4, 2014. On December 2, 2014, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that the film was 1 of 15 films shortlisted in the Documentary Feature category for the 87th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. It was also nominated for two News & Documentary Emmy Awards, winning the award for Outstanding Editing: Documentary & Long-Form. ()

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About Life Itself

The surprising and entertaining life of renowned film critic and social commentator Roger Ebert (1942-2013): his early days as a freewheeling bachelor and Pulitzer Prize winner, his famously contentious partnership with Gene Siskel, his life-altering marriage, and his brave and transcendent battle with cancer.

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Trailer for Life Itself + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Official Trailer(Trailer, 2:23)

Official Trailer (Trailer) | Sundance 2014 Interview (Featurette) | Uniting a Community of Roger Ebert Fans (Featurette) | Martin Scorsese Asks You to Support Life Itself (Featurette)

Additional Information

Official websites:

www.ebertmovie.com

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Production country: United States of America (USA)

Main subject: Roger Ebert (Person)

Made by: Kartemquin Films, Film Rites, CNN Films, KatLei Productions

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 17 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 07/04/2014

Cast: Roger Ebert, Martin Scorsese, Werner Herzog, Errol Morris, Ramin Bahrani, Ava DuVernay

Director: Steve James

Composer: Joshua Abrams

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Al cine con amor"

"La vida misma"

Keywords: rehabilitation centre, movie business, based on memoir or autobiography, male friendship, husband wife relationship, interracial marriage, cancer, crowdfunded film, film critic, biography, pop culture

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Life Itself(Movie, 2014)

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