The ten-part American Cinema series is superb entertainment for movie fans who want to acquire a deeper understanding of the history, development, techniques, and genres of the USA’s best export. It richly employs first-person interviews with modern directors, producers, screenwriters, cinematographers, actors, and a slew of other movie craftsmen. Each one- hour episode is liberally seasoned with film clips and includes archival interviews with dozens of the late greats of the first half of this century. Every self-labeled movie buff should watch this fine series.Read More »
John Lithgow
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Various – American Cinema (1995)
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Hector Babenco – At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991)
Drama1991-2000BrazilEthnographic CinemaHector BabencoTwo American mercenaries and a missionary couple arrive in a remote outpost, the Amazonian backwater town Mae de Deus. The local comandante tries to coerce the mercenaries into bombing the local tribe of Niaruna Indians so that their land can be annexed for gold mining.Read More »