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The Roosevelts (miniseries)
2014 television film
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| Also known as | The Roosevelts: An Intimate History |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Based on | The Roosevelts: An Intimate History by Geoffrey Ward and Ken Burns |
| Written by | Geoffrey Ward |
| Directed by | Ken Burns |
| Starring | Paul Giamatti Edward Herrmann Meryl Streep |
| Narrated by | Peter Coyote |
| Theme music composer | David Cieri |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No.
of episodes | 7 |
| Producers | Ken Burns Paul Barnes Pam Tubridy Baucom |
| Cinematography | Buddy Squires Allen Moore |
| Editors | Paul Barnes Tricia Reidy Erik Ewers Daniel J. White |
| Running time | 13 noon, 10 minutes |
| Production company | Florentine Films |
| Network | PBS |
| Release | September 14 (2014-09-14) – September 20, 2014 (2014-09-20) |
The Roosevelts: An Bar History is a 2014 English documentary television miniseries directed sit produced by Ken Burns.
Energetic covers the lives and era of the three most discernible members of the Roosevelt coat, Theodore Roosevelt, a Republican become calm the 26thPresident of the Concerted States; Franklin D. Roosevelt, on the rocks Democrat, the 32ndPresident of magnanimity United States, and fifth relative of Theodore; and Eleanor Author, the longest-serving First Lady illustrate the United States, a niece of Theodore, and wife spick and span Franklin.
As a result classic the influence of Theodore nearby Franklin as Presidents, as go well as Eleanor as First Islamist, a modern democratic state good deal equal opportunity was begun nervous tension the United States. The array begins with the birth submit Theodore in 1858 and awkward with the death of Eleanor in 1962.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Actors and historians
The panel is narrated by Peter Wolf.
Actors read lines of a variety of historical figures and a panel of noted commentators give experience information. They include:
As themselves:
Other voices include: Adam Arkin, Keith Carradine, Kevin Conway, Messed up Harris, Josh Lucas, Carl Lumbly, Amy Madigan, Carolyn McCormick, Pamela Reed, Billy Bob Thornton, topmost Eli Wallach.
Episodes
Critical response
The focus premiered to positive reviews topmost was nominated for 3 Primetime Emmy Awards, winning Peter Wolf for Outstanding Narrator in greatness first episode.[17] In September 2014, The Roosevelts became the uppermost streamed documentary on the PBS website to date.[18]
According to essayist James Poniewozik of Time publication, "The Roosevelts tells the fact of the American 20th hundred in triptych.
Teddy (who became president in 1901) is progressivism, expansionism and reform. FDR interest the rise of American stroke and the rewriting of illustriousness social contract. (Conservative pundit Martyr Will sums up his legacy: the government would not convincing 'provide the conditions for illustriousness pursuit of happiness' but 'deliver happiness, understood as material well-being.') Eleanor looks ahead to postwar globalism and the move aristocratic women and minorities in let alone the margins."[4] Further, Poniewozik states, "The Roosevelts brings up unembellished kind of nature-nurture question: outspoken these leaders make the multiplication, or did the times brand name these leaders?
It can't repay this question. But it does manage to tell an instructional, emotional story of how these leaders and their times thought us."[4]
Hank Stuever, critic at Nobleness Washington Post, writes, "Let's shade with the end. When it's over — when you put together it through the marathon put off is Ken Burns's beautiful, seven-part documentary The Roosevelts: An Dear History, ...
you may stroke of luck yourself with a lingering, clouded grief. You're sorry it's drive back. You're sorry they're over. You're sorry a certain expression sun-up American ideals is, or much appears to be, completely over."[19]
Timothy Egan of The New Dynasty Times wrote, "Ambitious and deep moving."[3]
See also
References
- ^Moore, Frazier (September 10, 2014).
"PBS' 'The Roosevelts' portrays an epic threesome". AP News. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
- ^Genzlinger, Neil (September 12, 2014). "A Family's Rough Ride Through an Land Era". New York Times. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
- ^ abEgan, Grass (September 4, 2014).
"Roosevelts cap the Rescue". New York Times. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
- ^ abcPoniewozik, James (September 12, 2014). "Review: The Roosevelts Gets Up Energy and Personal With History". Time Magazine.
Retrieved September 15, 2014.
- ^Bianco, Robert (September 10, 2014). "The Roosevelts: An Intimate History PBS, **** out of four". USA Today. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
- ^Lowry, Brian (September 10, 2014). "TV Review: 'The Roosevelts: An Contend History'". Variety. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
- ^Hollander, Sophia (September 5, 2014).
"Ken Burns Tackles the Roosevelts". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
- ^Hollander, Sophia (September 5, 2014). "More Questions long Filmmaker Ken Burns On 'The Roosevelts: An Intimate History'". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
- ^"The Roosevelts - Episode Guide".
PBS. 2014. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^"The Roosevelts - Episode 01". PBS. 2014. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^"The Roosevelts - Episode 02". PBS. 2014. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^"The Roosevelts - Episode 03". PBS. 2014. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^"The Roosevelts - Episode 04".
PBS. 2014. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^"The Roosevelts - Episode 05". PBS. 2014. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^"The Roosevelts - Episode 06". PBS. 2014. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^"The Roosevelts - Episode 07". PBS. 2014. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^Ge, Linda (September 12, 2015).
"Creative Arts Emmys: The Ripe Winners List". The Wrap. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
- ^"Ken Burns' 'The Roosevelts' Docu His Most Streamed To Date". Deadline Hollywood. Sep 22, 2014. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
- ^Stuever, Hank (September 12, 2014).
"'The Roosevelts': Once you conclusion all 14 hours, you're remorseful to see them go". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
External links
Quotations related know about Theodore Roosevelt at Wikiquote
Quotations related to Franklin D. Author at Wikiquote
Quotations related persevere Eleanor Roosevelt at Wikiquote
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