More than 50 years have passed since then, and 10 presidential administrations have been born. orson welles with narration freedom river. And though it shows signs of aging, the animated film, a parable about the role of immigration, race, and wealth in America, still resonates. Indeed, given the cynical exploitation of xenophobia during this most unpresidential presidential campaign, one could say: freedom liver sounds louder than it has in recent years. That’s why we’re featuring this animation once again on Open Culture.
It’s worth mentioning a little bit about the story behind this movie. According to the film’s screenwriter, Joseph Cabela, it took a little comfort and patience to get Orson Welles to join the film.
For several years, Bostow Productions had asked Orson Welles, who was living in Paris at the time, to narrate their films. he never replied. when it’s finished freedom river Having written the script, we sent it to him along with a portable reel-to-reel tape recorder and a sizable check, giving him a lot of trouble. Either he was short on money, or (I’d rather believe) something in it moved him. Because two weeks later we had the reel back with the narration word for word and we were on our way.
Indeed, it was.
Director Sam Weiss freedom river It tells the story of the decline of a once great nation. Here in America, that ugliness is always present, despite the comforting myths we like to tell ourselves. Xenophobia, greed, racism (you could also add a few more traits to the list) are not new. They tend to surface when demagogues allow them to, and that’s exactly what we’re witnessing now. Fortunately, Wells’ narration leaves us room for hope and for believing that our nation’s people will rise above what our worst leaders have to offer.
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