Documentary · United States of America · 2014 · 2h 1m

Life Itself

Life Itself poster
Director
Steve James
Cast
Stephen Stanton as Roger Ebert (voice) Roger Ebert as Self - Film Critic Chaz Ebert as Self - Ebert's Wife Ramin Bahrani as Self - Filmmaker Richard Corliss as Self - Film Critic Nancy De Los Santos as Self - TV Producer
Crew
Dana Kupper — Director of Photography Steve James — Editor David E. Simpson — Editor Joshua Abrams — Original Music Composer Paula DuPré Pesmen — Producer Garrett Basch — Producer
Tagline

The only thing Roger loved more than movies.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Life Itself — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
husband wife relationshipmovie businesspop culturemale friendshipbiographyrehabilitation centreinterracial marriagecancerbased on memoir or autobiographyfilm criticcrowdfunded film
Key Collaborators
Steve James Director Dana Kupper Director of Photography Steve James Editor David E. Simpson Editor Joshua Abrams Original Music Composer Paula DuPré Pesmen Producer Garrett Basch Producer Steve James Producer Zak Piper Producer
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