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The ultimate and comprehensive documentary film about the exceptional writer George Orwell. (R, 119 min.)
Open caption screening on 11/12 @ 4:00 pm.
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George Orwell was one of the most radical and visionary authors of the 20th Century, whose 1940s novels, such as 1984 and Animal Farm, foretold a chilling, all-too-believable authoritarian future that has become scarily prescient in our modern era. Acclaimed director Raoul Peck (I Am Not Your Negro), working in collaboration with the Orwell Estate, seamlessly interweaves historical clips, readings from Orwell's diary, cinematic references, and dynamic modern day footage to craft not only a definitive portrait of the writer himself, but an entirely fresh take on how remarkably relevant and prophetic his work has become. Featuring award-winning actor Damian Lewis as the voice of Orwell.
Director: Raoul Peck
Genre: Biography, Documentary, History
"An urgent, indispensable film for our times."
— Matthew Carey, Deadline Hollywood Daily
"It’s dazzling and terrifying, a guide to a political movement that has been gathering steam for decades and shows no signs of letting up."
— Sam Adams, Slate
"Orwell: 2 + 2 = 5 is a sprawling work that offers itself as a frightening historical record. Indeed, it is perhaps the most soberingly didactic of Peck’s works."
— Sarah-Tai Black, Globe and Mail
"Peck’s piercing nonfiction has previously given voice to the dead and the dismissed, but now uses one of West’s most acclaimed and quoted novelists to lay bare its persistent sins."
— Jacob Oller, AV Club
"Peck presents the life and work of Orwell, while also showcasing just how prophetic Orwell’s writing was to our current situation and the way of the world. In doing this, Peck creates one of the most urgent and terrifying films of the year."
— Ross Bonaime, Collider
"An urgent political call to action, Orwell: 2+2=5 uses the work of the eponymous author to present a harrowing argument that today’s society is looking more and more like the fascistic dystopias depicted in Orwell’s science fiction creations."
— Sean Boelman, FandomWire
"Anchored by Orwell’s writing — and Damian Lewis’s calm, intimate voice-over — Peck charts the writer’s life in tandem with world-shattering events, focusing on when he was working on 'Nineteen Eighty-Four,' which was published in 1949."
— Manohla Dargis, New York Times
