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DVD : Ken Burns's America: The Statue of LibertyIn association with Amazon.comstarring: Arthur Miller, Milos Forman, Barbara Jordan, Jeremy Irons, Jerzy Kosinski directed by: Ken Burns  List Price: $19.98 Price: $4.93 You Save: $15.05 (75%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 9780780639614 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC ISBN: 0780639618 Label: PBS Home Video Manufacturer: PBS Home Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: PBS Home Video Region Code: 1 Release Date: August 27, 2002 Running Time: 60 minutes Studio: PBS Home Video Theatrical Release Date: 1985 Sales Rank: 40064 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Description: Filmmaker Ken Burns presents the definitive portrait of this great lady of the American imagination, in a program that won nominations for both an Academy Award and an Emmy. Follow her life, from her creation by French sculptor Auguste Bartholdi, through her painstaking construction and accident-prone dedication in 1886. Interviews with ordinary Americans reveal a deep understanding of the unique place the statue holds in our hearts. Amazon.com: Ken Burns's fourth short film gives us a clear taste for the style that he made famous with The Civil War and Baseball. The first half of this hour-long program examines the design and construction of the Statue of Liberty using drawings, photographs, and readings (Jeremy Irons gives voice to French sculptor Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi, who designed the statue). As narrator David McCullough states, no one at the dedication ceremony mentioned immigration, but the statue became a towering symbol of America's open-door policy. The second half examines the meaning of the statue and of liberty itself. Comments by author James Baldwin, director Milos Forman, and politicians Barbara Jordan and Mario Cuomo reverberate, as does Paul Simon's song "American Tune," which bookends the picture. --Doug Thomas Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Statue and SymbolismAs much an exposition on liberty as it is the history of the statue, this is a thought-provoking film. It is an honest portrayal of the beautiful ideal of liberty, but also political challenges and problems associated with its application. To African-American James Baldwin, liberty is a bitter joke. The statue was meant as a symbol of friendship between two republics, America and France, but the process of construction also demonstrates that the strain of dislike in the relationship ... Read More Rating: - Celebrating Freedom and the American ExperimentWhat does liberty and freedom mean - to 20th century Americans, 19th century Frenchmen, and our 18th century founding fathers? Statue of Liberty, Ken Burns' award-winning documentary originally broadcast in 1985, asks that simple question in a refreshingly poignant manner. 21st century audiences will recognize the universal spirit and appreciate the classical questions raised in this moving film. Conceived, directed, and broadcast long before Burns' became an American television legend for his ... Read More Rating:  - Excellent film by Ken Burns, DVD a little disappointingI am a big fan of the films by Ken Burns, and this one is very good. It is very short compared to other multi-episode films like the Civil War, but is still inspiring, enjoyable, and educational. The quality of the DVD is good, but the amount of content is rather low considering the price. The extras include two short features on Ken Burns, making this entire DVD about 1.5 hours of viewing. Should be priced at 9.99 or 12.99, or maybe combined with another Burns film, such as Brooklyn Bridge. Rating: - Wake up, America!After seeing this video, I thought deeply about what the Statue of Liberty means to people who are coming to this country for the first time. If what is presented in the video is true, why was it such a controversial statue? It is not just a symbol of liberty or freedom or two countries coming together, nor does it have any political significance. It is about people and their search for solace and shelter in an uncaring world. The passage at the bottom of the statue, the time that it was built and erected, ... Read More Rating: - Statue of Liberty - Past to PresentThe thing I liked most about this A&E production on the Statue of Liberty was its focus on not only the monument itself, but also the historical and social forces that have evolved around it. The film provides some interesting, little-known facts about the statue, from its shaky financial origins to its unstable architectural idiosynchrasies. Despite these weaknesses, the Statue of Liberty served as the inspiration for America's great waves of European immigrants. The film documents their late 19th/early 20th ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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