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What happens when American intellectuals go public? These two documentaries help answer this question. Gore Vidal (1925–2012) and William F. Buckley Jr. (1925–2008) were political animals, but they were also devoted enough to literature and other features of high culture to bestow television with a touch of class. Both attended prep schools; their manner was mandarin. Both men spoke fluently, with inflections that were not quite British but were certainly without any regional specificity. Vidal, grandson of a U.S. senator, did not attend college and achieved commercial success. He wrote plays for television and the stage, produced credited and uncredited film scripts as well as informal literary criticism, and—most famously—sold novels in the millions. His books were mostly historical, with topics ranging from ancient...
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Directed by | Nicholas D. Wrathall |
Produced by | Nicholas Wrathall, Michael Barnett, Andrew Kortschak, Walter Kortschak, Burr Steers |
Starring | Gore Vidal |
Music by | Ian Honeyman |
Cinematography | Joel Schwarzburg, Derek Weidenhahn, Armando Death |
Edited by | Suresh Ayyar, Rob Bralver, William Haugse |
Production companies | Amnesia Productions, Audax Films, End Cue, SuperFilms! |
Distributed by | IFC Films |
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89 minutes |
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia is a 2013 documentary film about the life and career of author Gore Vidal. It premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in 2013.[2]
Synopsis[edit]
The film is a commentary on Vidal's professional and personal life, and the impact he had in art and politics.[3] It includes exclusive interviews with Vidal, as well as figures such as Burr Steers and Christopher Hitchens.[3]
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Reception[edit]
On review aggregatorRotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 83% based on 29 reviews, with an average rating of 6.89/10.[4] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 72 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating 'generally favvorable reviews'.[5]
Awards[edit]
The film won the award of Best International Documentary Film at the 2014 Byron Bay Film Festival.[6]
Accolades[edit]
- Audience Award - Palm Springs International Film Festival[3]
- Best Documentary - 16th United Nations Association Film Festival[3]
Festival screenings[edit]
- Tribeca Film Festival (2013)[3]
- Aspen Film Festival (2013)[3]
- Traverse City Film Festival (2013)[3]
- 16th United Nations Association Film Festival (2013)[3]
References[edit]
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- ^'Tribeca: 'Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia' Trailer Hits the Web (Video)'. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^van Syckle, Katie (April 20, 2013). 'Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia Premieres at Tribeca Film Festival'. Rolling Stone.
- ^ abcdefgh'Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia'. gorevidaldocumentary.com.
- ^'Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia'. Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^'Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia'. Metacritic.
- ^'Celebs descend on Byron Bay for BBFF 2014 Closing Weekend and Awards'(PDF). Byron Bay Film Festival. March 10, 2014. Archived from the original(PDF) on December 26, 2014.
External links[edit]
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- Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia on IMDb