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Who Is Henry Jaglom?

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Who Is Henry Jaglom?
Directed byHenry-Alex Rubin
Jeremy Workman
StarringHenry Jaglom
Orson Welles
Peter Bogdanovich
Miloš Forman
Candice Bergen
Dennis Hopper
Karen Black
Louis Malle
Bob Rafelson
Andrea Marcovicci
Martha Plimpton
Release date
  • 1995 (1995)
Running time
52 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Who Is Henry Jaglom? is a feature-length documentary on filmmaker Henry Jaglom directed by Henry-Alex Rubin and Jeremy Workman. First presented at numerous film festivals in 1995, the documentary premiered on PBS's documentary series POV in 1997.[1]

Overview

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The documentary covers the life and works of film director Henry Jaglom and features interviews with many filmmakers and actors from the New Hollywood, including Peter Bogdanovich, Dennis Hopper, Bob Rafelson, Karen Black, Seymour Cassel and Sally Kellerman, as well as several international directors including Miloš Forman and Louis Malle.[2]

The film includes rare footage of Orson Welles on the set of Jaglom's film Someone to Love (1987 film), and features snippets of the original audio recordings that Jaglom made while lunching with Welles, which formed the basis of his book My Lunches With Orson.[3]

The documentary features Behind-the-scenes footage on the set of Jaglom's 1995 ensemble Last Summer in the Hamptons, in which the two documentary directors have small roles playing film students.[4]

Who Is Henry Jaglom? is unique in giving voice to many critics and dissenters of Jaglom's work, including from critic and actors who have worked with him.[5]

Reception

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On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 86% based on 7 reviews.[6] and the documentary has been often praised for its punchy style and unique take.[7][8]

Mike D'Angelo of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a B+.[9] Kevin Thomas of Los Angeles Times wrote that the film does "a terrific job of capturing Jaglom and his bustling world."[7] Stuart Galbraith IV of DVD Talk praised its humor, wide selection of material, and insight into Jaglom's life and artistry.[10] Critic Jonathan Kiefer of Sacramento News & Review called the documentary "a jaunty portrait shows the man as, at least for starters, a flirt, a bully, a friend to Orson Welles... a necessary moviemaking gadfly, impressively committed to his artistic ideals."[8]

Others including Emmanuel Levy of Variety found the film superficial and wrote that it "leaves so many important areas unexplored that the director’s admirers and his detractors are likely to be dissatisfied and frustrated by the experience."[11] Jesse MacLean of PopMatters wrote that the directors "strain to present a complex portrait but end up with a sketch less detailed than the one on the DVD sleeve."[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Who is Henry Jaglom?". POV. 23 January 1997.
  2. ^ Rubin, Henry Alex; Workman, Jeremy (1995-11-07), Who Is Henry Jaglom? (Documentary), Candice Bergen, Karen Black, Peter Bogdanovich, Calliope Films, retrieved 2025-01-18
  3. ^ Jaglom, Henry; Welles, Orson; Biskind, Peter (2013). My lunches with Orson: conversations between Henry Jaglom and Orson Welles (First ed.). New York: Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt Books. ISBN 978-0-8050-9725-2.
  4. ^ Last Summer in the Hamptons (1995) - IMDb. Retrieved 2025-02-10 – via www.imdb.com.
  5. ^ "DVD Talk". www.dvdtalk.com. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
  6. ^ "Who Is Henry Jaglom? | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
  7. ^ a b Thomas, Kevin (1997-07-08). "'Henry Jaglom?' Looks at Filmmaker's Life". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
  8. ^ a b "SN&R • Film • In The Mix - DVD/Video • Me me me: the movie • Mar 6, 2008". Sacramento News & Review. 2008-03-05. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
  9. ^ "Who Is Henry Jaglom? | EW.com". Entertainment Weekly. 2015-11-19. Archived from the original on 2015-11-19. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
  10. ^ "DVD Talk". www.dvdtalk.com. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
  11. ^ Levy, Emanuel (1995-12-11). "Who Is Henry Jaglom?". Variety. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
  12. ^ "Who Is Henry Jaglom? | PopMatters". www.popmatters.com. 2008-04-15. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
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