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A documentary of the same name was released in 2014. It premiered at the 2014 sundance film festival and was an official selection at the 67th cannes film festival. Second, a good chunk of life itself, a documentary inspired by rogers sametitled memoir, takes place in a hospital. Directed by steve james and produced by james, zak piper, and garrett basch, life itself is based on roger eberts 2011 memoir of the same name. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read life itself. To ask other readers questions about life itself, please sign up. Throughout, he alludes to his current medical difficulties cancer, several failed surgeries, the inability to speak or eat, though he focuses on them more sharply in the final. Based on his bestselling memoir of the same name, life itself, explores the legacy of roger eberts life, from his pulitzer prizewinning film criticism at the. Winners announced for great movies iv giveaway roger ebert. Life itself is a vibrant portrait of critic roger eberts life, translating his prolific career into a living essay on life, death, and culture. The film is based on eberts 2011 memoir of the same name.
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