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Profit Motive and the Whispering Wind

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Cemetery plaques and markers give a progressive history of the United States.

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A.O. Scott New York Times 08/01/2008
3/5
A moving and intriguing reverie. Go to Full Review Nick Pinkerton Village Voice 07/29/2008
The chronologically arranged tour ends with frenetic images of contemporary anti-war drumlines -- the struggle continues! -- which feels presumptuous; should we assume Elizabeth Cady Stanton's ideas on Afghanistan? Go to Full Review Bill Weber Slant Magazine 07/27/2008
3.5/4
Beneath the meditative procession of sites, Gianvito layers an anxiety built into most viewers' gaps in 17th-to-20th-century U.S. history. Go to Full Review Daniel Kasman MUBI 11/17/2017
John Gianvito proves once again that in the cinema simplicity begets superlative richness. Go to Full Review Rob Nelson Boston Phoenix 04/23/2009
Lengthy, beautifully composed shots of gravestones and historical monuments encourage us to mourn fallen heroes as well as to recognize our own vulnerability to larger forces. Go to Full Review Kam Williams NewsBlaze 08/07/2008
4/4
A moving, if belated tribute to a host of visionary iconoclasts who were unappreciated if not outlawed or outright assassinated in their time. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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05/13/2011 good, but it seemed a bit heavy handed and kind of... blunt See more 09/12/2008 I liked reading all the signs and gravestones and whatnot. See more 08/04/2008 When the director said before the film began that their would be no diaglouge in this movie and no voice overs. I thought shit, a silent film ? But it was very unique. A telling of american history from the womens rights, coal miners, anarchists, etc. People that ususally dont make it into our history books. A great majority of people would have trouble sitting through this movie. It is a mix of nature shots and head stones. The movie peaks at the end w/ images from a protest rally. See more 12/28/2007 I spent the time wondering how the editor/director timed how long to last each of the captioned monument on screen to let me read the whole thing before they take it away. A poetic piece of struggle towards equality and freedom, the wind is an undeniably important element that merges the time and the space on the land of America. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Cemetery plaques and markers give a progressive history of the United States.
Director
John Gianvito
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 17, 2020
Runtime
58m