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| Review by hughjtoad | Date seen: February 5, 2000 |
| Viewing Location: Palo Alto, CA | Grade: A+ |
| Summary: this movie rocks | |
| About the production in the 1930s of "The Cradle Will Rock", which was directed by Orson Welles and produced by John Houseman. During the original red-baiting hearings, the Federal Theater Project has to defend itself against charges it is a 'red' organization. In the meantime, one of its projects, The Cradle Will Rock, is about the glory of unions and the evils of capitalism. The movie is about the production of the play and the attempts to try to save its opening night despite the govt pulling the plug. There's also a side story about a young Nelson Rockefeller commissioning Diego Rivera to paint his lobby. I spent large parts of this movie staring unblinking at the screen with my mouth open - to say the least, I found it engaging. It is also funny, pathetic and powerful. See it in the theater. | |
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