An engrossing portrait... a generous introduction to someone worth knowing who knows an awful lot. --A.O. Scott, The New York TimesA passionate exploration of the life and work of Eric Kandel, the brilliant and irrepressible neurobiologist, whose pioneering work has illuminated the very workings of memory. But, like Eric, Petra Seeger's film resonates in all directions, illuminating not only the trajectory of psychology and neuroscience in the last century, but the nature of art and science, history and remembrance, work and love, inspiration and achievement. It is an unforgettable journey. --Oliver SacksThis is not just a dry doc about brain functions. Seeger makes a convincing connection between Kandel's work and his life as a Jew who escaped from Vienna during World War II. Kandel demurs early in the film that he isn t easy to live with, but he s certainly a pleasure to spend time with in a doc, and his story and his passion, which Seeger easily conveys, are, if you ll pardon the inevitable pun, memorable. --Hank Sartin, Time Out Chicago