Earth Days

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Earth Days

Released Aug 14, 2009

1h 42m

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On the one hand, there are the environmentalists and the ecologically minded bills signed into law by several presidents. On the other, there's automobile pollution, endangered and extinct species and reckless farming practices. This wide-ranging documentary looks at both aspects of the American environmental movement -- its triumphs and its failures -- placing interviews with activists and experts alongside footage of disturbing environmental ruins.

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This engaging and well-organized eco-doc maps the successes and failures of the American environmental movement, thanks to sharp interviews and remarkable archive footage.

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John Hartl

Seattle Times

If you're feeling nostalgic for a time when the environmental movement was something everyone embraced, Robert Stone's Earth Days is bound to comfort -- and alarm.

Rated: 3/4

Dec 10, 2009

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

Considering the environmental glass houses we've constructed around us, one comes away from Earth Days wondering if it's not past time for some bricks to be slung, metaphorical or otherwise.

Rated: 3.5/5

Oct 30, 2009

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Joe Williams

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Honoring the heroes of the environmental movement is clearly appropriate, but getting mired in nostalgia is a dirty shame.

Rated: 2.5/4

Oct 29, 2009

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Laura Hiros

Rincón de cine

In a time when being "green" is fashionable they forget the efforts of thousands of people who have fought for generations to raise awareness in the abysmal apathy of conformism... [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 2/5

Mar 19, 2018

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Dorothy Woodend

The Tyee (British Columbia)

Earth Days is indicative of some of the most troubling aspects of any movement started and run by humans, namely hubris, ego, self-righteousness and bombast, etc. This is not to say you shouldn't go and see the film.

Aug 22, 2017

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Sarah Sluis

Film Journal International

History of the environmental movement told by its activists is small in scope, but contains fascinating morsels that sustain interest.

Aug 15, 2011

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Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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great doc recalls the modern ecological movement from "silent spring' rachel carson to modern day.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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I used to think documentaries were boring, three-hour torturous snoozefests. This movie changed my perspective.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Who would have thought that Nixon actually were sort of pioneer in bringing environmental acts and policies in White House? I also thought him as "bad" president but this movie helped to show another side of him. Same goes for Carter. Had he been re-elected, environmental issue at this decade will be so far different from current. A lot of information but kind of repetitive.. Have watched too much of these types of documentaries? Ok, information given but what are we going to do about it?

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Not bad as far as basics on US environmental policy. I'll never see Nixon in the same way! Worth a watch.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Great documentary on the history of the U.S. environmental movement and the beginings of Earth Day in 1970. My company aired this in our Board Room during lunch time today, complete w/ earth cookies to celebrates the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. Worth a watch.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Synopsis

On the one hand, there are the environmentalists and the ecologically minded bills signed into law by several presidents. On the other, there's automobile pollution, endangered and extinct species and reckless farming practices. This wide-ranging documentary looks at both aspects of the American environmental movement -- its triumphs and its failures -- placing interviews with activists and experts alongside footage of disturbing environmental ruins.

Director: Robert Stone
Producer: Robert Stone
Screenwriter: Robert Stone
Distributor: Zeitgeist Films
Production Co: American Experience, WGBH, Robert Stone Productions
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 14, 2009, Limited
Release Date (DVD): Apr 20, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $26.5K
Runtime: 1h 42m

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