The Philosopher Kings

Sheri Linden

Early in this uneven yet moving documentary, a university janitor greets a woman exiting the restroom he's about to clean. She doesn't respond. Neither does she look at him nor acknowledge his presence in any way. In "The Philosopher Kings," director Patrick Shen insists that we look at individuals usually relegated to the margins. That straightforward insistence is the lifeblood of the film, which profiles eight people who work as custodians at institutions of higher learning. [...]

di Sheri Linden, articolo completo (1635 caratteri spazi inclusi) su The Los Angeles Times 21 maggio 2010