The Ivory Tower

Name: The Ivory Tower
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2019-04-30

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Storyline

When capitalism is slowly taking possession of the Alps, Alain, an old hardened mountain dweller, tries somehow to perpetuate the everyday life of yesteryear men. This documentary traces the coexistence of two worlds united in one single valley.

Details

DirectorMaïlis Fourie

ReleasedApr 30, 2019

StatusReleased

Original languageFrench

Budget

Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

6 fresh · 1 rotten

Critics consensus

“Although Ivory Tower makes it clear that there isn't enough room in a 90-minute film to tackle spiraling student loan debt, it also serves as a compelling call for deeper investigation.”

84% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

Bill Goodykoontz

RTArizona RepublicJul 10, 2014

What makes "Ivory Tower" interesting is how it looks at not just the debt but the causes behind it, and other problems besetting higher education.

Moira MacDonald

RTSeattle TimesJun 26, 2014

A groaning table of food for thought - almost too much for one movie, though presented with remarkable deftness.

Joe Williams

RTSt. Louis Post-DispatchJun 26, 2014

"Ivory Tower" makes a persuasive case that the gravest epidemic that's spreading from college campuses isn't student-loan debt but attention-deficit disorder.

David Bromwich

RTThe New York Review of BooksMar 13, 2019

...an elusive value that Ivory Tower conveys through other words and images: Universities exist not to answer the question but to register and reiterate its force.