Gabel and Hahn, whose thoughtful and frequently amusing commentary carries us through thousands of miles of interstate and more motels than Frank Zappa ever imagined, are guided by John Steinbeck's wisdom that you don't take a trip, but the trip takes you
Anthem (1997)
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Reviews Counted:7
Fresh:6
Rotten:1
Average Rating:6.6/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 9 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: ANTHEM follows two female filmmakers as they document their curious and comedic expedition across America's highways and byways. From gas stations to diners, they offer an intriguing glimpse of the... ANTHEM follows two female filmmakers as they document their curious and comedic expedition across America's highways and byways. From gas stations to diners, they offer an intriguing glimpse of the state of the nation at the turn of the 21st century. Included are stopovers with gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson, singer Willie Nelson, and actor Robert Redford. [More]
Starring: Chuck D, Willie Nelson, Robert Redford, Tom Robbins
Starring: Chuck D, Willie Nelson, Robert Redford, Tom Robbins, Michael Stipe, Geraldine Ferraro, Hunter S. Thompson, George Stephanopoulos, John Waters, Krist Novoselic
Director: Shainee Gabel, Kristin Hahn
Director: Shainee Gabel, Kristin Hahn
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This is a documentary that could easily have been overly self-indulgent or fashionably irreverent but instead appeals to one’s intelligence and provides glimpses of a dynamic country cruising peacefully toward the millennium.
It's enjoyable precisely because Hahn and Gabel give us both sides of the experience: the interviewer and interviewee. Though there’s an undercurrent of melancholy, Anthem is a bright ride, a welcome shot of 60’s optimism in a gray post-modern age.
The delightful, sometimes humorous yet thoughtful result of [Gabel's and Hahn's] efforts is Anthem, in which they talk to nearly 30 people, some famous, some obscure, to find out what’s on their minds.
The film has the invitingly earnest feel of a Charles Kuralt feature, bringing you into the living rooms, kitchens and cars of some very unlikely heroes.
An uplifting ode to all that's still great, or at least moderately salvageable, about the USA, this talking-head road trip -- taken by two neophyte pic-makers with a really solid Rolodex -- is a handy antidote to prevailing Generation Why cynicism.
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