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Barbaric Genius
Directed by
Paul Duane
Not Rated
2011
74m
Documentary
6.5
83%
60%
6.5
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The remarkable story of John Healy's rise from wino and street thief to chess master and award-winning author.
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Cast of Barbaric Genius
John Healy
Self
Paul Duane
Director
Barbaric Genius Ratings & Reviews
CineVue
Joseph Walsh
The films overall structure and a number of holes in the story tremendously weaken Duane's documentary.
Observer (UK)
Philip French
Fascinating.
Financial Times
Antonia Quirke
This is a sad film about the fate of the writer John Healy, who survived a brutal childhood and spent the whole of the 1960s drunk in the parks of London's Camden Town.
Daily Telegraph (UK)
Tim Robey
[Convinces] us of an obscured talent whose lack of exposure remains something of a mystery.
Little White Lies
David Jenkins
More than just a biography or personal celebration, a film about heady highs and excruciating lows of the creative life.
Guardian
Peter Bradshaw
The film skirts around his emotional life, but it's a gripping study.
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