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   Is 'the birth of a nation' still a good movie?

   • A century after its release, “The Birth of a Nation” still impresses with its technical artistry, and appalls with its racism and nativism. Courtesy Everett A hundred years ago, on February 8, 1915, D. W. Griffith released “The Birth of a Nation.” The movie became the fledgling film industry’s first blockbuster.

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   When was the birth of a nation made?

   • Courtesy Everett A hundred years ago, on February 8, 1915, D. W. Griffith released “The Birth of a Nation.” The movie became the fledgling film industry’s first blockbuster. It ran for over three hours at a time when most films were not longer than ten minutes.

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   Who directed the birth of a nation?

   • The Birth of a Nation, the 1915 epic of the US civil war and its aftermath, directed by DW Griffith. Photograph: Corbis DW Griffith's silent epic lionised the Ku Klux Klan and depicted black Americans as ignorant rapists, but cinema still owes a debt to the director's pioneering techniques

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   Is the birth of a nation based on a true story?

   • The legends do not lie. The Birth of a Nation is every bit as astounding as it's cracked up to be, and for good reasons as well as bad. Griffith's three-hour, silent epic was adapted from a spectacularly racist novel ( The Clansman, by Thomas Dixon) and offers a reactionary spin on one of America's great founding myths.

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2. www.newyorker.com › culture › richard-brodyThe Worst Thing About “Birth of a Nation” Is How Good It Is

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   Feb 1, 2013 · Richard Brody. The Worst Thing About “Birth of a Nation” Is How Good It Is. February 1, 2013. The release of “Django Unchained,” and the discussion surrounding it, have brought “Birth of...

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   Mar 30, 2003 · Certainly "Birth of a Nation" is a film of great visual beauty and narrative power. It tells the story of the Civil War through the experiences of families from both North and South, shows the flowing of their friendship, shows them made enemies as the nation was divided, and in a battlefield scene has the sons of both families dying almost ...

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   Jul 29, 2013 · Mon 29 Jul 2013 10.31 EDT. The birth of cinema was brutal and ugly, and the photographic evidence comes with a health warning attached. The Birth of a Nation, directed by DW Griffith back in...

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   Parents need to know that The Birth of a Nation is a highly anticipated but controversial drama about Nat Turner, who entered the history books after igniting a bloody slave revolt in 1830. While it's undeniable that Turner's actions sent a message against oppression, the fact that he relied on…

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7. www.theatlantic.com › entertainment › archiveHow 'Important' Is 'The Birth of a Nation' Really?

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   Oct 7, 2016 · By Gillian B. White. Fox Searchlight. October 7, 2016. One of the words most commonly used to describe Nate Parker’s The Birth of a Nation is “important.” The word seemed less fraught when the...

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   Feb 8, 2015 · The Birth of a Nation is three hours of racist propaganda — starting with the Civil War and ending with the Ku Klux Klan riding in to save the South from black rule during the...