The Address (film)
| The Address | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Ken Burns |
| Directed by | Ken Burns |
| Narrated by | Students |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Producer | Christopher Darling |
| Running time | 84 minutes |
| Production company | Florentine Films |
| Original release | |
| Release | April 15, 2014 |
The Address is a 2014 documentary film for television directed and written by Ken Burns. The documentary was released on 15 April 2014.[1]
Synopsis
The Address follows a group of students from The Greenwood School, a boarding school in Putney, Vermont for boys in Grades 6-12 with special needs, such as dyslexia and ADHD as they prepare to recite the Gettysburg Address.
The documentary follows the students in their day-to-day lives at the boarding school, as they each prepare for the recital. The boys receive a special coin upon successfully reciting the speech. Burns used various students from the school to narrate historical background throughout the film.
Reviews
Brian Lowry of Variety said, "[I]t surely must have felt like something of a respite to play small ball for a while with "The Address," profiling a school for teenage boys with learning disabilities in Vermont, and the children for whom memorizing and reciting the Gettysburg Address is a rite of passage. Despite its relative lack of heft, the project is reasonably effective in providing a window into these kids’ worlds, however narrow the aperture might be."[2]
References
- ^ "The Address (2014)". IMDb. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ Lowry, Brian. "TV Review: Ken Burns' 'The Address'". Variety. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
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