Brand: MGM (Video & DVD)

Features:

• Bowling for Columbine

Format: DVD-Video

Release Date: 01-12-2000

Details: Product description Bowling For Columbine Amazon.ca The first documentary to be presented in official competition at the Cannes Film Festival since Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Louis Malle's The Silent World in 1956, Bowling for Columbine won the Jury Prize at that great cinematic gathering, in addition to winning the Oscar for Best Documentary. Directed by the unruly Michael Moore, it is a must-have for any good film collection. After taking on General Motors in Roger and Me, and then Nike in The Big One, Michael Moore now turns his attention to America as a whole and its uncontrolled passion for firearms. By asking why his country holds the sad record for the number of annual violent murders, he takes the opportunity to sprinkle some particularly abrasive itching powder on the gaping wounds of racism, poverty, the climate of fear maintained by the media, and an aggressive foreign policy. With a rare talent for pedagogy, Michael Moore disarms even the most skeptical by dismantling the gears of violence one by one. A scathing interview with actor Charlton Heston, president of the National Rifle Association, constitutes the apotheosis of this documentary, which is packed with archival footage and voice-over commentary that is by turns alarming and provocative. Despite a few lapses in writing, Bowling for Columbine is a mine that must be allowed to explode. Its message, its form, and its relevance make it an absolutely necessary work. --Helen Faradji

UPC: 027616882264

EAN: 0027616882264

Languages: English

Binding: DVD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood