Regarding Susan Sontag (2014)
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Country:
USA
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Duration:
100 . min
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Genre:
biography
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Director:
Nancy D. Kates
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Producer:
Nancy D. Kates, Rachel Antel
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Cast:
Patricia Clarkson, Kevin Costner
About film
Susan Sontag was one of the most influential and provocative thinkers of the 20th century. The film talks about all parts of her story, from her personal life to her bold, magnificent texts about art and politics. Archival materials, accounts from friends, family, colleagues, and lovers, as well as her own words and excerpts from her interviews are read by actress Patricia Clarkson. This film is a portrait — precise, intelligent, and unforgettable. The first moment of Sontag's literary fame is as important as her last love for this story of a woman whose critical works on photography, war, and terrorism are still studied today with a relentless interest.
Rewards and nominations
- GALECA 2015 — nominee: Documentary of the Year
- Sheffield International Documentary Festival 2014 (UK) — nominee: Special Jury Award
- Tribeca Film Festival 2014 (USA) — Best Documentary Feature
Director
American director and producer. She graduated with MA from Stanford University's documentary film program. Her thesis work Their Own Vietnam about challenges that local women were facing during the war was screened at Sundance 1996. Kates gained fame thanks to her film Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin. It tells a story about the leader of the gay rights movement and premiered at Sundance in 2003. Her film Regarding Susan Sontag made in partnership with HBO was screened at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2014.
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Director
American director and producer. She graduated with MA from Stanford University's documentary film program. Her thesis work Their Own Vietnam about challenges that local women were facing during the war was screened at Sundance 1996. Kates gained fame thanks to her film Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin. It tells a story about the leader of the gay rights movement and premiered at Sundance in 2003. Her film Regarding Susan Sontag made in partnership with HBO was screened at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2014.
