From Darkness to Light

From Darkness to Light is a 2024 documentary film written and directed by Eric Friedler and Michael Lurie. It explores the unreleased 1972 Jerry Lewis film The Day the Clown Cried.^[1][2]

From Darkness to Light
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Directed by	Eric Friedler Michael Lurie
Written by	Eric Friedler Michael Lurie
Produced by	Jeffrey Giles Thore Vollert
Edited by	Thilo Heidermann-May Lamar R. Tupper
Music by	Alexander Precht
Distributed by	The Syndicate
Release date	September 1, 2024 (2024-09-01) (Venice Film Festival)
Running time	108 minutes
Language	English

Reception

Xan Brooks of The Guardian gave the film four out of five stars and wrote, "Lurie and Friedler's handling of the material sometimes feels perfunctory, but the tale they tell is purely fascinating."^[1] Steve Pond of TheWrap wrote, "The Day the Clown Cried has been talked about for so long that very little in From Darkness to Light comes as a shock, though it does a good job of breaking down a tortured and fascinating journey with numerous twists and turns."^[3]