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Variety

Variety Film Review Far Out Isn’t Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story (Documentary) By BOYD VAN HOEIJ A Corner of the Cave Media presentation and production. (International sales: Le Pacte, Paris.) Produced by Brad Bernstein. Executive producers, Chris Laine, Kevin Rich. Co-executive producers, Erik Neandross, Eric Rosee, Reza

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Huffington Post

Legendary Illustrator Tomi Ungerer Talks ‘Far Out Isn’t Far Enough,’ And Returning To America (INTERVIEW)   Maybe he was strange, but in the 1960s Tomi Ungerer was also a hit. The children’s illustrator and writer from Strasbourg, France made his name in Manhattan, where the force of

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Hollywood Reporter

Brad Bernstein’s documentary introduces audiences to a onetime star of children’s publishing. NEW YORK — A violent, scatological, sex-crazed mind shouldn’t keep a man from being a giant in the world of children’s literature, says Brad Bernstein’s Far Out Isn’t Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story. The thoroughly

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torontothumbs.com

REVIEWS Far Out Isn’t Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story By Ricky Lima – September 20th, 2012 I think my love of illustration and animation is well documented here on Thumbs – I like to think of myself as an animation connoisseur of sorts. So it was

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popmatters.com

Far Out Isn’t Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story USA—Brad Bernstein 10:30 am Monday, Sep 10, 2012 by Stuart Henderson For anyone who grew up with Tomi Ungerer’s grotesque, bizarre, sublime children’s books in the late 1950s and early 1960s (“Crictor” & “The Three Robbers” among them), this film will

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National Post

TIFF 2012 Tomi Ungerer is still as Far Out as ever Nathalie Atkinson | Sep 6, 2012 8:00 AM ET | Last Updated: Sep 6, 2012 8:38 AM ET It’s hard to know where exactly to start when talking about a biopic of Tomi Ungerer. The man has packed at least three

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onemoviefiveviews.com

TIFF 2012: Five Capsule Reviews, including “Picture Day” SEPTEMBER 7, 2012 By John C. Far Out Isn’t Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story:  Tomi Ungerer was a bestselling children’s book artist who inspired the likes of the great Maurice Sendak, before branching out to sharing his strongly

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thematinee.ca

FAR OUT ISN’T FAR ENOUGH Plays TIFF 2012 by RYAN MCNEIL on Sep 7, 2012 • 1:00 pm When it comes to documenting the life of a visual artist, The debut film by director Brad Bernstein TOMI UNGERER: FAR OUT ISN’T FAR ENOUGH, takes a deep look

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avclub.com

By Noel Murray And Scott Tobias September 7, 2012 Far Out Isn’t Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story Director/Country/Time: Brad Bernstein, USA, 98 min. Documentary Program: TIFF Docs Headline: Artist faces fascism, at home and abroad Noel’s Take: Outside of its animated interludes, Brad Bernstein’s documentary Far Out Isn’t Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story doesn’t deviate

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exclaim.ca

SEP 07 2012 By Daniel Pratt Thinking back to my youth and the fond memories I have of my mother reading me bedtime stories, the book that stands out most is Crictor, a delightful tale of a pet boa constrictor that earns the affection and gratitude of his town. Imagine

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