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kobvindex_ZLB13639510
Format:
1 DVD Video (ca. 89 Min.)
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Tonformat: DD/2.0 Stereo
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PAL
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Bildformat: 1.77:1 ; Widescreen
Content:
Eine Rundreise durch die USA zu den Präsidentschaftswahlen 2004: Der Film folgt dem Schauspieler und Filmregisseur Philip Seymour Hoffman, der als besorgter Bürger der Demokratie den Puls fühlt und sich fragt, ob der Wahlkampf wirklich die drängenden Probleme des Landes behandelt. Worin liegen dabei eigentlich die Unterschiede zwischen den Demokraten und den Republikanern? Philip Seymour Hoffman trifft Susan Sarandon, Bill Maher, Ralph Nader, Newt Gingrich, Jesse Jackson, Rudolph Giuliani, Harold Ford Jr., Al Franken u. a. (ZLB)
Content:
Last Party 2000 has a lot going for it. Narrated by the universally-loved actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, this documentary is a fascinating insight into the divergent belief-structures that were (and presumably still are) occupied by the US public in the run-up to the 2000 presidential elections... The premise of the documentary is fairly simple: followed by a film crew, Hoffman journeys across America visiting the conventions of the major parties in the election - the Republicans, Democrats and to a lesser extent the Greens Ń as well as interviewing representatives and supporters of each party, and the various individuals and groups who have something to say about the presidential competition. As such, the documentary presents its audience with a fascinating cross section of American society: from the ĺsocial action̷ groups who advise homeless people how to break into empty houses to rather frightening individuals who think social welfare should be replaced by faith-based charities (and who firmly believe that ĺhelping someone poorer than you̷ is a solely Christian idea); from members of the extremely powerful National Rifle Association who state that all democrats are ĺbasically socialists̷ to demonstrators on the Million Mom March against firearms; as well as a whole plethora of American politicians from both sides of the political spectrum, some of whom state beliefs that you wouldn't expect them to considering the party they belong to (the Republican senator who supports the legalisation of marijuana, for instance).. Last Party 2000 ends by showing just how flawed and downright unjust George Bush Jnr̷s presidential victory was. But in a sense, this is also indicative of the documentary̷s major flaw Ń namely, that it has come to these shores just a little late. Although the fascinatingly divergent interests in American society still make for good television and are presumably still an important component of that society, since 9/11 and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, both America and the world around it have changed dramatically. So much so, in fact, that a documentary about the 2000 presidential election seems, well, a bit dated. All the same, Last Party 2000 is a very interesting film, and anyone even vaguely interested in the USA would be wise to give it a go. (Ed Colley)
Note:
Ländercode: 2
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Dokumentation
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Engl.
Language:
English
Keywords:
USA. President
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Präsidentenwahl
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Geschichte 2000
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DVD-Video
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DVD-Video
Author information:
Moore, Michael
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