‘Far From Vietnam’: 1967 New Wave Protest Film Arrives Dec. 3

 
Far From Vietnam (1967) Initiated and edited by Chris Marker, this is an epic 1967 collaboration between cinema greats Jean-Luc Godard, Joris Ivens, William Klein, Claude Lelouch and Alain Resnais in protest of American military involvement in Vietnam. The film brings together an array of contributions, none individually credited, under a unified editorial vision. The elements span documentary footage shot in North and South Vietnam and at anti-war demonstrations in the United States; a fictional vignette and a monologue that dramatize the self-interrogation of European intellectuals; interviews with Fidel Castro and Anne Morrison, widow of Norman Morrison, the Quaker pacifist who burned himself alive on the steps of the White House in 1965; reflections from French journalist Michele Ray; and a range of repurposed media material. Passionately critical and self-critical, it’s a milestone in political documentary and in world cinema. Formats: DVD, VOD. Extras: “The Sixth Side of the Pentagon” (Chris Marker & Francois Reichenbach, 1967), original theatrical trailer.  $29.98 from Icarus Films.

 

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