Jonathan Rosenbaum

Jonathan Rosenbaum

Known for

Acting

Born

February 27, 1943 (age 83)

Birthplace

Florence, Alabama, USA

Biography

Jonathan Rosenbaum (born February 27, 1943) is an American film critic and author. Rosenbaum was the head film critic for The Chicago Reader from 1987 to 2008. He has published and edited numerous books about cinema and has contributed to such notable film publications as Cahiers du cinéma and Film Comment.

Regarding Rosenbaum, French New Wave director Jean-Luc Godard said, "I think there is a very good film critic in the United States today, a successor of James Agee, and that is Jonathan Rosenbaum. He's one of the best; we don't have writers like him in France today. He's like André Bazin."

Best known work

Life Itself
Life Itself
2014
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
2018
Four Nights of a Dreamer
Four Nights of a Dreamer
1972
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream
2006
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014
Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown
Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown
2016
Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream
Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream
1998
Hotel New York
Hotel New York
1984
How I Fell in Love with Eva Ras
How I Fell in Love with Eva Ras
2016
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Present
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Present
2013

Filmography

  1. 2024

    Constel·lació Portabella

    as Self

  2. 2020

  3. 2018

  4. 2016

  5. 2016

  6. 2016

  7. 2014

  8. 2014

  9. 2014

    Life Itself

    as Self - Filmmaker

  10. 2013

  11. 2006

  12. 1998

  13. 1984

  14. 1978

  15. 1972

    Four Nights of a Dreamer

    as Extra (uncredited)

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