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At Berkeley (PG)

Documentary

The University of California at Berkeley, the oldest and most prestigious member of a ten campus public education system, is also one of the finest research and teaching facilities in the world. Read more …

The film, At Berkeley, shows the major aspects of university life, its intellectual and social mission, its obligation to the state and to larger ideas of higher education, as well as illustrates how decisions are made and implemented by the administration in collaboration with its various constituencies.

More information on this production is available at www.independentcinemaoffice.org.uk.

The critical consensus

Wiseman's subtle artistry and insatiable curiosity has resulted in yet another masterwork, and it is further proof that he should be regarded as one of the world's most vital filmmakers.

*****Philip Concannon, The Skinny, 08/09/2014

This is particularly useful stuff for anyone who works in higher education, and for documentary makers, but it holds rewards for anyone with the time and the stamina to take it on.

****(*)Hannah McGill, The List, 08/09/2014

Think a four-hour, narrative-free documentary in which we peep in on board meetings and lectures with unnamed bigwigs at one of America’s most prestigious universities sounds boring? Well you’d be right about that.

**(*)(*)(*)Emma Johnston, Total Film, 08/09/2014

At the venerable age of 84, documentary maven Wiseman hasn't lost his touch.

****(*)David Parkinson, Empire Online, 08/09/2014

Deceptively modest but slyly inquisitive and comprehensive.

****(*)Jordan Cronk, Little White Lies, 11/09/2014

At Berkeley does look offputtingly like a promotional video for the host institution, but everything here is so unworldly and high-minded that the emphasis on ideas is refreshing.

***(*)(*)Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 11/09/2014

It is as earnest, informative and punishing as a 9am lecture.

***(*)(*)Siobhan Synnot, The Scotsman, 29/09/2014

Where and when?

General release. Check local listings for show times.

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