The New Man

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The New Man

2016

1h 15m

Documentary

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Filmmaker Josh Appignanesi turns the camera on himself and his wife as they undergo the ordeal of becoming parents.

Sophie Monks Kaufman

Little White Lies

Jun 27, 2018

Answers are nowhere to be found in this paradoxical documentary. The New Man demystifies parenthood by showing two open-hearted people going through and describing the process.

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Nov 20, 2016

4/5

Told simply through snatches of conversations with friends and family, and subtle sound design, this is a profoundly moving and revealing study of a life-changing event.

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Dave Calhoun

Time Out

Nov 14, 2016

4/5

A playful, painful film, artful and honest.

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Jordan Brooks

Vague Visages

Aug 1, 2023

The director’s own forthrightness is, at once, both refreshing and perplexing.

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Daniel Palmer

Film Inquiry

Dec 8, 2016

The New Man is a fascinating insight into modern fatherhood, male identity, cultural expectation and the torturous path of late parenthood.

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Mark Kidel

The Arts Desk

Nov 29, 2016

4/5

Although there is at times a feeling of contrivance and faux-naf innocence, there is a lightness of touch -- poetry even -- in the way the film is put together.

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Josh Appignanesi turns the camera on himself and his wife as they undergo the ordeal of becoming parents.

Director: Josh Appignanesi, Devorah Baum
Producer: Josh Appignanesi, Devorah Baum
Screenwriter: Josh Appignanesi, Devorah Baum
Production Co: The Creative Life Film Company, Met Film, Missing in Action Films, Together Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 11, 2018
Runtime: 1h 15m

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