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Koko - A Talking Gorilla

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Koko - A Talking Gorilla (1977)

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Reviews Counted:5

Fresh:5

Rotten:0

Average Rating:7.3/10

Runtime: 82 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: French director Barbet Schroeder's documentary focuses on Koko, a gorilla trained by scientists at Stanford University to communicate using American Sign Language. Far from animal-rights... French director Barbet Schroeder's documentary focuses on Koko, a gorilla trained by scientists at Stanford University to communicate using American Sign Language. Far from animal-rights propaganda, this film asks penetrating questions about the nature of these experiments. Is Koko simply being brainwashed? Is she actually thinking with language or simply repeating learned behaviors? A thought-provoking and sobering statement on current relations between mankind, his closest relatives, and nature as a whole. [More]

Director: Barbet Schroeder

Director: Barbet Schroeder

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It confronts the viewer with several questions that cannot be easily answered, providing considerable food for thought.

Full Review Source: MovieMartyr.com | comment Comment
01/08/08
Jeremy Heilman
Jeremy Heilman
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Mr. Schroeder has assembled this funny, provocative documentary with gratifying intelligence and care.

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09/30/06
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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Sprinkled comments provide enough intellectual provocation to begin debate, but the main course is Koko's wide-ranging behavior.

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07/10/06
Peter Canavese
Peter Canavese
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spend a little time with Koko and you'll start to fall under her spell.

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07/05/06
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

To swipe a lame pun from a Tales from the Crypt comic, Koko is sure the gorilla of my dreams.

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07/02/06
Eric Henderson
Eric Henderson
Slant Magazine
 
 
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