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Moynihan
A film by Joseph Dorman &
Toby Perl Freilich
Daniel Patrick Moynihan (1927-2003) did not just live in the twentieth century, he strode across it: a colossus of ideas and a man of deeds. He was an influential intellectual and sociologist, policy specialist, ambassador and long-serving senator. In an age of rigid ideologies, he was a man who embraced the contradictions and complexity of public policy without ever despairing of the role of government in the lives of its citizens.
Fifteen years after his death, as the nation sinks further into hyper-partisanship and politics has become dominated by the frenzy of social media, the first feature length documentary about his life captures Moynihan
as never before.
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"Critic's Pick! An unusually detailed and thoughtful look at a man whose belief that 'if you have contempt for government, you will get contemptible government' sounds especially valid today. Commentators as various as former Vice President Joseph Biden and writers George Will and Ta-Nehisi Coates take the measure of this exceptional and unconventional public citizen."
-Kenneth Turan, LOS ANGELES TIMES
"Entertaining. Makes the case for him as a towering figure whose passion, wit and wonkiness now seem like precious qualities in governance."
-THE NEW YORK TIMES
"A sterling portrait of a singular American statesman."
-Kevin Crust, LOS ANGELES TIMES
"Intelligently crafted and enlightening. Joyously brings to life one of the most colorful, brainy characters
in 20th-century American politics."
-FILM JOURNAL
"Takes the full, fascinating measure of the charismatic maverick that Moynihan was."
-VARIETY
"That we need a politician like Daniel Patrick Moynihan more than ever is made clear by his most famous quote: 'Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts.' In this political era in which expertise and thoughtfulness are considered negative traits, Moynihan's life and career deserve significant attention and reappraisal.
This documentary admirably fulfills that goal: a vivid
portrait of a brilliant and multi-faceted man of ideas who charmed his enemies as well as his friends."
-THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
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UPC: 7-20229-91781-0
Catalog #: FRF 917810D
MSRP: $24.95
Run Time: 104 minutes
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
Year: 2018
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