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Mar 30, 2003 · That is worth knowing. Blacks already knew that, had known it for a long time, witnessed it painfully again every day, but "The Birth of a Nation" demonstrated it in clear view, and the importance of the film includes the clarity of its demonstration. That it is a mirror of its time is, sadly, one of its values.
- Birth movie review & film summary (2004) | Roger Ebert
Nobody sees the little boy come into the apartment, but...
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Nate Parker's “The Birth of a Nation,” a retelling of the...
- Birth movie review & film summary (2004) | Roger Ebert
Feb 1, 2013 · Despite his best (or, rather, worst) efforts, his movie escaped him. What “Birth of a Nation” offers, even more than a vision of history, is a template for the vast, world-embracing ...
Jul 29, 2013 · 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 ...
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Feb 8, 2015 · Hulton Archive/ Getty Images. One hundred years ago Sunday, the nascent film industry premiered what would go on to be its first blockbuster: The Birth of a Nation. As the house lights dimmed and ...
Oct 6, 2016 · In movies (from D. W. Griffith’s “The Birth of a Nation” in 1915 through countless westerns and action thrillers), the violation of women is the strongest, least arguable pretext for male ...
The Birth of a Nation was the first movie shown in the White House, in the East Room, on February 18, 1915 (An earlier movie, the Italian Cabiria (1914), was shown on the lawn.). It was attended by President Woodrow Wilson, members of his family, and members of his Cabinet. Both Dixon and Griffith were present.
