Rent The Plow That Broke the Plains (1936)

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Synopsis:
Pare Lorentz's The Plow that Broke the Plains (1936) and The River (1937) are landmark American documentary films. Aesthetically, they break new ground in seamlessly marrying pictorial imagery, symphonic music, and poetic free verse, all realized with supreme artistry. Ideologically, they indelibly encapsulate the strivings of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's 'New Deal'. Virgial Thomson's cores for both films are among the most famous ever composed for the movies. Aaron Copland praised the music for The Plow fit its 'frankness and openness of feeling', calling it 'fresher, more simple, and more personal' than the Hollywood norm.
He called the music for The River 'a lesson in how to treat to treat Americana'.
Directors:
Voiced By:
Thomas Chalmers
Narrated By:
Thomas Chalmers
Writers:
Pare Lorentz
Studio:
Naxos
Genres:
Documentary
BBFC:
Release Date:
02/01/2007
Run Time:
112 minutes
Languages:
English Dolby Digital 2.0, English DTS 2.0
DVD Regions:
Region 0 (All)
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
Colour:
B & W
Bonus:
  • George Stoney on The Plow and The River - 15:01
  • Stoney on The New Deal, The River, and Race - 6:09
  • Charles Fussell on Virgil Thomson - 17:35
  • Virgil Thomson on Virgil Thomson (audio only) 7:15

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