Saturday, January 15, 2005

Hearts and Minds

US 1974. PC: BBS. P: Henry Lange, Bert Schneider. D: Peter Davis. Featuring Daniel Ellsberg, J.W. Fulbright, Walt Rostow, William C. Westmoreland, Lyndon B. Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon, George S. Patton IV, Ronald Reagan, etc. 112 min. 16mm>35mm. Fine, newly restored print from Academy Film Archive. Documentary. Viewed at Docpoint, Bio Rex, Helsinki, 15 Jan 2005. First screening in Finland of the classic film. So far, I had thought The Year of the Pig is the best film on the Vietnam war, but this one certainly shares the top. Like De Antonio's film, it truly gives us the chance to listen to all sides of the bitter conflict. ****

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