Sacco and Vanzetti
by Peter Miller
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Actor: Arlo Guthrie, Giuliano Montaldo, John Turturro, Studs Terkel, Tony ShalhoubDirector: Peter Miller
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 82 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-08-21
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: FIRST RUN FEATURES
Movie Reviews of Sacco and Vanzetti
Movie Review: Insightful view of a seminal event in American history
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an insightful documentary that gives audiences a multi-faceted view of a seminal event in American history -- one that still reverberates today. The film deconstructs the entire S&V case by giving us commentary by scholars, neighbors and eye witnesses. A nice touch is the expertly-edited clips from theatrical feature films, which breath new life into the traditional documentary format.
There is a wonderful grace note near the end where a letter, written by Sacco to his son just before his execution, is read as the video shows us beautiful bucolic scenes -- scenes that Sacco describes, but would never see again.
The film leaves us with a cautionary note - we the people must stay alert to attempts by those in power to use external threats as an excuse to clamp down on civil liberties.
Check out this film. You will not be disappointed.
Summary of Sacco and Vanzetti
On the 80th anniversary of their execution, the new documentary SACCO AND VANZETTI brings to life the story of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, two Italian immigrant anarchists accused of a muder in 1920, and executed in Boston in 1927 after a notoriously prejudiced trial. It is the first major documentary film about this landmark story.The ordeal of Sacco and Vanzetti came to symbolize the bigotry and intolerance directed at immigrants and dissenters in America. Millions of people in the U.S. and around the world protested on their behalf, and today, the story continues to have great resonance, as civil liberties and the rights of immigrants are again under attack.
Actors John Turturro and Tony Shalhoub read the powerful prison writings of Sacco and Vanzetti, and a chorus of passionate commentators also propel the narrative, including Howard Zinn, Arlo Guthrie, Studs Terkel, as well as several people with personal connections to the story.
The Sacco and Vanzetti story has attracted some extraordinary artists over the years, including Ben Shahn, Woody Guthrie, Dorothy Parker, Upton Sinclair, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Joan Baez, and Diego Rivera, among others. Artwork, music, poetry, and feature film clips about the case are interwoven with the narrative.
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