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Politics
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Selling Democracy: Films of the Marshall Plan, 1948-1953 
 Companion to a 2005-2006 national retrospective tour of this "cache of 'lost films'" that had been used to promote the Marshall Plan (the post-World War II "European Recovery Program"). Find an overview of the Marshall Plan, brief biographies of the films' producers, a list of films with synopses, and a poster archive. From the Academy Film Archive of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in association with German cultural organizations. http://www.sellingdemocracy.org Topics: Film: Genres & Themes, International Governments, Regions of the World, World War II Last updated Apr 20, 2006 Theodore Roosevelt: His Life and Times on Film
This site contains "104 films which record events in Roosevelt's life from the Spanish-American War in 1898 to his death in 1919." Includes four sound recordings, a biographical timeline, and essay. Searchable, and browsable by title and subject. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/troosevelt_film/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Film: Genres & Themes, Libraries & Archives by Type, Presidents by Name Last updated Oct 9, 2004 Truth or Faction: The Year of the Political Documentary
This feature article looks at the numerous political documentaries released in 2004, such as "Fahrenheit 9/11," "Bush's Brain," "Control Room," and "Michael Moore Hates America." Includes links to official sites for the films. From Independent Lens. http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/insideindies/infocus/truthorfaction/ Topics: Film: Genres & Themes, Politics by Place Last updated Jan 26, 2005 Visualizing Ideology: Labor vs. Capital in the Age of Silent Film
"How did silent filmmakers put their politics on the screen without using words?" This online exhibit explores this and related questions through extensive text and accompanying images. Features a discussion of labor-capital films, self-tests in image interpretation (ignore the log-in sections), movie stills, and related materials. A collaborate project of the University of Southern California (USC) History Department and the USC Center for Scholarly Technology. http://www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/history/hist225g/ Topics: Film: Genres & Themes Last updated Aug 18, 2003 |
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