gary
15-02-2012, 08:51 PM
Ever dreamt of being a documentary film maker?
Imagine making a 103 minute film that is so powerful that it puts in motion
the freeing of an innocent man that had been imprisoned for life on a charge
of murdering a Texan police officer. A man that at one point had been facing the
death penalty.
Master film maker Errol Morris achieved precisely that with his 1988 documentary
film, "The Thin Blue Line (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096257/)".
This is not just a good documentary, it is a perfect documentary and as
good as film making gets.
In a series of interviews and cross-cuts to re-enactments, the narrative
of a fateful night in Dallas and its aftermath unfold. With beautifully framed
images as people speak directly to camera, combined with brilliant editing
and the mesmerizing original soundtrack by composer Philip Glass, "The
Thin Blue Line" is not only an incredible piece of story telling but
also in its own right a stunning piece of art.
In 2001, the film was selected for preservation on the National Film Registry
of the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
This documentary was shown on ABC 1 on Sunday 12th Feb but is
being repeated tonight, Wed 15 Feb at 10:22 AEDT on ABC 2.
Opening theme to The Thin Blue Line by composer Phillip Glass here -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxhUPZiMh8I
Imagine making a 103 minute film that is so powerful that it puts in motion
the freeing of an innocent man that had been imprisoned for life on a charge
of murdering a Texan police officer. A man that at one point had been facing the
death penalty.
Master film maker Errol Morris achieved precisely that with his 1988 documentary
film, "The Thin Blue Line (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096257/)".
This is not just a good documentary, it is a perfect documentary and as
good as film making gets.
In a series of interviews and cross-cuts to re-enactments, the narrative
of a fateful night in Dallas and its aftermath unfold. With beautifully framed
images as people speak directly to camera, combined with brilliant editing
and the mesmerizing original soundtrack by composer Philip Glass, "The
Thin Blue Line" is not only an incredible piece of story telling but
also in its own right a stunning piece of art.
In 2001, the film was selected for preservation on the National Film Registry
of the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
This documentary was shown on ABC 1 on Sunday 12th Feb but is
being repeated tonight, Wed 15 Feb at 10:22 AEDT on ABC 2.
Opening theme to The Thin Blue Line by composer Phillip Glass here -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxhUPZiMh8I