The 50 Year Argument
Follows the waves of literary, political, and cultural history as charted by the The New York Review of Books, America’s leading journal of ideas for over 50 years. Provocative, idiosyncratic and incendiary, the film weaves rarely seen archival material, contributor interviews, excerpts from writings by such icons as James Baldwin, Gore Vidal, and Joan Didion along with original verité footage filmed in the Review’s West Village offices.
- Overview
- Cast
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The 50 Year Argument
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Jun 29, 2014
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Documentary
User Score
66%
Original Title
The 50 Year Argument
Production Companies
Sikelia Productions, Magna Global Entertainment, BBC Arena, HBO Documentary Films
Director
David Tedeschi
Description
Follows the waves of literary, political, and cultural history as charted by the The New York Review of Books, America’s leading journal of ideas for over 50 years. Provocative, idiosyncratic and incendiary, the film weaves rarely seen archival material, contributor interviews, excerpts from writings by such icons as James Baldwin, Gore Vidal, and Joan Didion along with original verité footage filmed in the Review’s West Village offices.
