Biography - Robert Redford: Hollywood Outlaw
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Actor: Robert RedfordDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 100 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-12-27
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: A&E Home Video
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Movie Review: Left Politics Downplayed!
Summary: 4 Stars
If I remember correctly, the Ancient Greek playwright Euripides had everything. He was rich, handsome, famous, and lived a long life. That fact flashed through my mind as I watched this documentary on Robert Redford. I don't want to diminish the pain he must have felt about the death of his first child or his divorce. However, he is handsome, famous, a success at most things, a pioneer, an Oscar winner, articulate, and well-loved. He practically has it all. If there are deities, they really hooked him up in every department!
This episode of "Biography" was 90 minutes, rather than the typical 60. I wonder if this is a sign that the makers just loved their subject. Sometimes I got bored hearing, "first he made this movie, then he made that one." However, I was shocked and impressed to learn that he invented the Sundance Film Festival and created the "Incident at Oglala" documentary.
The film notes, as many others have, that Redford is yesterday's Brad Pitt. Just like Pitt, he avoids talking about his good looks. This biography also made me think he has much in common with Russell Crowe, and possibly Jude Law. Both Crowe and Redford seem to play many roles that take place in the past. There were too few shirtless shots of Redford in this work.
My biggest disappointment with this documentary is how they watered down Redford's progressivism. They call him "a political activist." However, he is a LEFTWING political activist. He supports environmentalism and indigenous people's rights; he is even chums with former Senator Bill Bradley. Very briefly, they show Redford calling himself Dan Quayle years after Quayle was no longer in office. However, back in 1987, it was a huge deal that Quayle was said to be like Redford and Redford openly condemned this comparison, given the men's opposite sides on the political spectrum. So I really think the biographers were not as truthful as they should have been because they did not want to upset or wanted to appease right-wing viewers and fans. This felt like a sign of cowardice in stark contrast to the outspoken nature of their subject.
Summary of Biography - Robert Redford: Hollywood Outlaw
Robert Redford has dazzled movie audiences for nearly 40 years, but who's the man behind the Greek-god looks? This intimate portrait explores Redford's early years of rebellion; the woman who turned his life around; the passion for set design that led him to acting; his roles in such classics as "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and "The Sting"; and his fierce determination to keep his private life private. DVD Features: Interactive Menus; Scene SelectionDocumentary DVD Video
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