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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: WELLSPRING/GENIUS
EAN: 0796019798693
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Ifc
Manufacturer: Ifc
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Ifc
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 13, 2007
Running Time: 90 minutes
Sales Rank: 65256
Studio: Ifc
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
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(Documentary) "...SO GOES THE NATION" examines America's tumultuous electoral process through the eyes of diverse politicians, activists, and voters. The 2004 presidential election provides the stage, showing how the voting public is manipulated by both parties' leaders and their political marketing machines. Features Hollywood A-List in grass roots campaign efforts (Matt Dillon, Steve Buscemi, Hillary Swank, Brendan Fraser, Joe Pantoliano, etc.)
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As John Kerry presidential campaign volunteer Miles Gerety puts it, "As goes Ohio, so goes the nation." Directors Adam Del Deo and James D. Stern, who were behind The Year of the Yao (about NBA superstar Yao Ming), attempt to get a handle on the 2004 presidential election by focusing on this swing state in the weeks before the big day. Senator Kerry and President George W. Bush staffers recount their experiences in trying to win the White House. Speakers include everyone from door-to-door campaigners to Democratic National Committee chairman Terry McAuliffe and RNC chairman Ed Gillespie. Even some of Kerry's most dedicated followers admit that there were times their man let them down, like his failure to take a more aggressive stance against the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. On the other hand, at least one Bush staffer feels that her candidate made too big a deal about same-sex marriage. As longtime Republican Leslie Ghiz remarks about his campaign promises, "Notice there's [been] no marriage amendment." Del Deo and Stern also shadow local voters and out-of-town celebrities like Brendan Fraser, part of the organization Bring Ohio Back. (Other famous names to swing through the Buckeye State include Matt Dillon and Bruce Springsteen.) If ...So Goes the Nation presents more talking heads than revelations, it's still an evenhanded look at the series of events that led to such a seemingly surprising result. As a study in contrasts, Rachel Boynton's Our Brand is Crisis, also featuring strategist Tad Devine, proves that winning can sometimes be worse than losing. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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Rating:  -
SO GOES THE NATION takes us to Ohio for the final days leading up to the 2004 presidential election. Its most compelling moments feature volunteers for the campaigns of John Kerry and George W. Bush, soldiering on, political bullets flying overhead. Other perspectives come post-election day from interviews with Democratic and Republican Party officials.
What SO GOES THE NATION lacks is the filmmakers' perspective. For example, it only hints at the ugly truths that cost John Kerry ... Read More
Rating:  -
An engrossing and well-structured film that succinctly explains Bush's victory in Ohio, and thus the United States in the presidential election of 2004. The film's use of three main characters to frame the narrative gives the film a personal quality, and prevents it from becoming a dry recitation of facts that poorer documentaries often become.
As a non-American, I heartily recommend this film to anybody with an interest in American politics, and how electioneering there differs from other ... Read More
Rating: -
After watching this on IFC, I have grown supersaturated by Iraq War documentaries and/or political documentaries. This one really doesn't cover anything a seasoned political junkie doesn't know, and honestly, unless your Michael Moore who has a big name and box office muscle, your documentary is only going to be seen by political junkies who just want their opinions confirmed by films like this.
Yes, Bush lied about the Iraq War, and he used patriotism and other wedge issues to drive the ... Read More
Rating: -
I was hoping for a balanced appraisal of the 2004 election towards which I express countless doubts. (Look on the Project Censored web page as to the many things that MUST have happened if we are to believe that Dubya won legitimately in '04). In that sense, this DVD was a real letdown.
I'll start, however, by admitting that the film did have its positive attributes. I agree, for example, that Kerry could have campaigned more strongly. A Marine officer friend of mine and I talked on how we would ... Read More
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An even-handed, perceptive and compelling view of the 2004 presidential campaign. Must viewing for anyone interested in American politics.
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