Derrida (2002) on Netflix
NR20021h 24mDocumentary
Jacques Derrida lets a film crew into his lectures, his home and his family life. He also questions whether any camera can portray him accurately.
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Plot summary
Jacques Derrida is followed through interviews with him, recordings of his lectures and speaking engagements, and personal footage shot at home with his friends and family. The portrait examines his argument that scholars pay too little attention to the lives of the philosophers they study, and it asks him about his own life, though he mostly avoids answering questions about himself. He reflects on his childhood experiences with anti-Semitism and how they shaped his sensitivity to racial issues. The documentary accompanies him to South Africa, where he stands in the former prison cell of Nelson Mandela and joins university students in a discussion of forgiveness. Deconstruction also shapes the project, which he comments on while it is being made.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Derrida (2002)
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- After the film's release, Jacques Derrida became an unexpected celebrity on the streets of New York City, prompting his wife to tell the filmmakers, "I hear you've made him into Clint Eastwood."
