Gore Vidal: United States of Amnesia

2014 • 89 minutes

À propos de ce film

No twentieth-century figure has had a more profound effect on the worlds of literature, film, politics, historical debate, and the culture wars than Gore Vidal. Anchored by intimate one-on-one interviews with the man himself, this is a fascinating and wholly entertaining portrait of the last lion of the age of American liberalism. Commentary by those who knew him best—including filmmaker/nephew Burr Steers and the late Christopher Hitchens—blends with footage from Vidal's legendary on-air career to remind us why he will forever stand as one of the most brilliant and fearless critics of our time. This is Gore Vidal's last word and testimony.

Notes et avis

Without feeling the thrill and glory of genius, this must be seen over and over and over, until one feels her/himself gripped in the chaos of being human, yet moved to do something about it. Until, as the phrase goes, one "gets it right," and is thus moved to act. My one deep sadness, now having watched this twice in a row, is Vidal's vanity. I'm brought right back to knowing that celebrity corrupts absolutely, and I am stuck in The Empire of The U.S.

A facinating look at the life of a great thinker

Great Documentary!