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almafu_9960168599702883
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (85 minutes):
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digital, .flv file, sound
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The documentary ALGREN is a journey through the gritty world, brilliant mind, and noble heart of Nelson Algren. Exploding onto the national scene in 1950 after winning the first-ever National Book Award for 'The Man with the Golden Arm,' Algren defined post-war American urban fiction with his gritty, brilliant depiction of working class Chicago. Hemingway declared him second only to Faulkner; Vonnegut dubbed him a literary groundbreaker. Hollywood soon came calling, immortalizing his breakout novel with none other than Frank Sinatra in the lead role. Algren even won a notorious place in both the heart and work of France’s premiere feminist, Simone de Beauvoir. Including never-before-seen archival footage, newly uncovered audio recordings and his own rarely seen, personal photo collages, ALGREN charts the rise and fall of a man whose transgressions, compassion and thirst for justice pushed him to dedicate his life and career to giving a voice to the voiceless. Through interviews with Algren’s friends, literary experts and artists – including William Friedkin, Russell Banks, Philip Kaufman, Billy Corgan and John Sayles – the film is an intimate, witty and even antagonistic portrait of a tireless champion of America’s most marginalized.
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Title from title frames.
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Film
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In Process Record.
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Originally produced by First Run Features in 2021.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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In English
Language:
English
Keywords:
Documentary films.
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Documentary films.
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Documentary films.
URL:
A Kanopy streaming video
URL:
A Kanopy streaming video
URL:
A Kanopy streaming video
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