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kobvindex_ZLB13785538
Format:
1 DVD Video (ca. 53 Min.) : s/w
Series Statement:
The Robert Drew Collection : [DVD Video]
Content:
Ein berühmter Dokumentarfilm, der den Vorwahlkampf von John F. Kennedy und Hubert Humphrey um die Präsidentschaftskandidatur der Demokratischen Partei im Jahre 1960 hautnah verfolgt. "Primary" wurde der erste große Erfolg des "Direct Cinema" und gilt wegen seiner besonders virtuosen Handkameratechnik und seines Prinzips der ununterbrochenen Aufnahme als Klassiker - Ab 14. (Lexikon des internationalen Films)
Content:
Senator John F. Kennedy running for the Presidential nomination of the Democratic party against Senator Hubert H. Humphrey in the Wisconsin Presidential Primary. "A new kind of reporting, a new form of history," Robert Drew promised John F. Kennedy. He was proposing that a revolutionary, small camera operated by cameraman Ricky Leacock and sync sound recorder operated by himself, live with Kennedy day and night for nearly a week during the climax of his 1960 Wisconsin presidential primary run against Hubert Humphrey. The resulting film, PRIMARY, turned out to be a cinematic experience unique in the history of film, the first in the development of American cinéma vérité, and a template for ground-breaking films Drew would later shoot in the Kennedy White House. Unlike the directed, narrated documentaries of the day, Drew's freewheeling photography moved with its subjects and brought audiences straight into the action. It captured Kennedy's rock-star- like presence and Jackie's quiet radiance. It granted audiences unprecedented access into the world of a young politician and his glamorous wife as they campaigned across the Wisconsin landscape and navigated their way through throngs of ardent supporters. And while it is no mystery who ultimately made it to the White House, PRIMARY builds with dramatic tension as the candidates await the returns, capturing the character and flavor of campaign politics as never before seen on film. Winner of the American Film Festival Blue Ribbon in 1960, PRIMARY was selected as an historic American film for inclusion in the Library of Congress̷ National Film Registry in 1990. (Docurama)
Note:
Ländercode: 0 oder 2
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DVD features include: Running commentary from Robert Drew and photographer Richard Leacock. 'The Originators': Robert Drew, Richard Leacock, D.A. Pennebaker and Albert Maysles recall their PRIMARY breakthrough. '30/15': 30 years of Robert Drew filmmaking. Filmmaker statement. Filmmaker biography. Interactive menus. Scene selection.
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The Originators: Recalling the Primary Breakthrough (2000, 27 Min.). ; 30/15: 30 Years of Robert Drew Filmmaking (1993, 16 Min.)
Language:
English
Keywords:
Kennedy, John F.
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Democratic Party (USA)
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USA. Präsident
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Vorwahl 〈Politik〉
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Wahlkampf
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Wisconsin
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Geschichte 1960
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DVD-Video
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Drew, Robert
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Direct cinema
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Geschichte 1963-1993
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DVD-Video
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Primary 〈Film〉
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Dokumentarfilm
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Direct cinema
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Kommentar
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DVD-Video
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DVD-Video
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Kommentar
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Kommentar
Author information:
Humphrey, Hubert H.
Author information:
Kennedy, John F.
