Koko: A Talking Gorilla
Koko: A Talking Gorilla
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Schroeder's up-close look at a gorilla trained by a Stanford University psychologist to communicate via sign language captures the excitement, charm and controversy surrounding this groundbreaking project. This documentary is as absorbing as it is funny, raising basic questions about conditioning, intelligence, language, as well as the boundaries of humanity itself. Photographed by Nestor Almendros. In French and English with English Barbet Schroeder---France---1977---82 mins.

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  | Larry#2

This documentary has become a classic and has been much viewed and discussed. Anyone who hasn't seen it and wants to know what it is to be truly humane should watch the interaction between Koko and her care takers. A very touching and profound little documentary.

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