Man from Plains
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| Directed by | Jonathan Demme |
| Produced by | Neda Armian |
| Written by | Jonathan Demme |
| Starring | Jimmy Carter Rosalynn Carter |
| Music by | Alejandro Escovedo |
| Cinematography | Declan Quinn |
| Editing by | Kate Amend |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Classics |
| Release date(s) | 2007 |
| Running time | 120 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $108,807[1] |
Man from Plains (originally titled "He Comes in Peace") is a 2007 American documentary film written and directed by Jonathan Demme, which chronicles former President Jimmy Carter's book tour across America to publicize his new book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid.[2][3][4] For the book promotion, Carter grants interviews to selected newspapers, magazines, and television shows. Some of these interviews include:
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[edit] Festival screenings
Man From Plains debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2007.[5] The film won 3 awards at the 2007 Venice Film Festival: FIPRESCI Prize, EIUC Award and Biografilm Award.
[edit] Box office
The film grossed $108,807.[1]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Jimmy Carter: Man From Plains The Numbers - Movie Box Office Data, Film Stars, Idle Speculation, accessed May 1, 2011.
- ^ Chris Tilly, "Demme 'Comes in Peace'," The Time Out Movie Blog: This Week's Top Stories from the Movie World (TOMB), Time Out London December 5, 2006, accessed January 23, 2007.
- ^ Borys Kitt and Nicole Sperling, "Demme Helms Docu on Carter for Participant", The Hollywood Reporter December 6, 2006, accessed May 3, 2007.
- ^ Nick Paumgarten, "Jimmy Carter Aloft", The New Yorker December 11, 2006, accessed May 3, 2007.
- ^ "Man from Plains Jonathan Demme", Toronto International Film Festival official website "film schedules", accessed September 10, 2007.
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