Lengthy, beautifully composed shots of gravestones and historical monuments encourage us to mourn fallen heroes as well as to recognize our own vulnerability to larger forces.
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04/23/09
Profit Motive and the Whispering Wind (2008)
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Reviews Counted:10
Fresh:9
Rotten:1
Average Rating:7.5/10
Theatrical Release:Aug 1, 2008 Limited
Director: John Gianvito
Reviews for Profit Motive and the Whispering Wind
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A moving, if belated tribute to a host of visionary iconoclasts who were unappreciated if not outlawed or outright assassinated in their time.
08/07/08
A moving and intriguing reverie.
08/01/08
Top CriticA potent reflection on progressive politics in America. A meditative chronicle of struggles against—for lack of a more comprehensive term—the powers that have been and continue to be.
08/01/08
On the strength of its critical reception at festivals, this lovely, rigorous piece (made by a Boston professor) has secured what few experimental works do, a one-week theatrical run. It deserves it.
07/31/08
The chronologically arranged tour ends with frenetic images of contemporary anti-war drumlines -- the struggle continues! -- which feels presumptuous; should we assume Elizabeth Cady Stanton's ideas on Afghanistan?
07/29/08
Top CriticBeneath the meditative procession of sites, Gianvito layers an anxiety built into most viewers' gaps in 17th-to-20th-century U.S. history.
07/27/08
Brilliantly imaginative documentary.
07/14/08
At once uplifting and thought-provoking, guaranteed to send viewers Googling figures and events, this poetic docu is inspired by, and a worthy accompaniment to, Howard Zinn's revolutionary A People's History of the United States.
05/05/08
Top CriticProvocative and quietly mesmerizing... Gianvito's vital memorial of memorials could and should be dissected at length shot by shot...
05/05/08
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