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Written and Directed by Michael Epstein
Produced by Julie Sacks & Michael Epstein
Editor Kris Liem
Director of Photography Michael Chin
Music Joel Goodman
Associate Producers Elizabeth Harris, Kathryn Lord
Narrator Patricia Clarkson
With Julianna Margulies, Victor Garber, Tom Hammond, Keith Carradine, CCH Pounder, Liev Shreiber
Executive Producer Susan Lacy
Novel Reflections (2007) is a unique film that uses the art of fiction to examine American history. By reading from Sister Carrie, The House of Mirth, The Great Gatsby, The Grapes of Wrath, The Street, Typical American, and Seize the Day the documentary explores the central American myth of success and self-invention. Like Viewfinder's highly praised documentary on Antietam, Novel Reflections employs a radically different photographic approach to historic re-enactments. The New York Times praised the film by noting: "Reflections" doesn't intend to be a substitute for reading, but the truth is that it offers viewers a chance to experience many of the pleasures of literature without actually having to slog through a single chapter." Novel Reflections broadcast as a special presentation of the American Masters series.
Available film excerpts:
Sister Carrie
The Grapes of Wrath
The Street
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