Ronnie Gilbert
Oyuncu · 1926 – 2015 · New York, New York, USA
Ruth Alice "Ronnie" Gilbert (1926-2015) was an American folk singer, songwriter, actress, and political activist. She was one of the original members of the music quartet The Weavers, along with Pete Seeger, Lee Hays, and Fred Hellerman.
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Film7.4DramRomantikAnnie ve Arthur Pope 1970'lerde savaş karşıtı bir protesto için bir napalm laboratuvarına bombalı saldırıda bulunmuş ve bir görevliyi kör etmişlerdir. Bu olaydan sonra aile kaçmış ve kimlik değiştirmiştir ancak bir yeraltı organizasyonundan ekonomik yardım almaya devam etmiştir. Danny okulunda piyanodaki yeteneğiyle dikkat çekmektedir. Okulun müzik öğretmeni Danny'ye Juilliard Sanat Okulu'na girmesi için yardım ederken, Danny'nin geçmişiyle ilgili bilgilere erişemediğini farkeder. Bu arada Danny de öğretmeninin kızı Lorna'ya (Plimpton) aşık olur...
Film5.9KomediRomantik33 yaşındaki kitapçı Sarah, büyükannesinin kendini turşucu Sam'le evlendirme çabalarına direnir. Edebiyat çevrelerinde takılıp yazar Anton Maes'e hayranlık duyan Sarah, sıradan Sam'i küçümser. Ancak idolü Anton'un karakterini fark edip, sadık ve mütevazı Sam'in değerini anlayınca, beklenmedik bir aşk doğar.
Film6.5BelgeselA warmhearted memorial to the folk singer whose songs galvanized organizers and guitar-pickers across the United States. Part biography, part travelogue and part hootenanny, it follows the singer's son, Arlo Guthrie, as he retraces his father's steps and collects reminiscences from his father's family, friends and musical partners.
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
1984 · 2 votes
Film6.2DramTarihA biography of the dancer Isadora Duncan, the 1920s dancer who forever changed people's ideas of ballet. Her nude, semi-nude, and pro-Soviet dance projects as well as her attitudes on free love, debt, dress, and lifestyle shocked the public of her time.
Isadora
1968 · 39 votes
Film7.8BelgeselMüzikDocumentary about the blacklisted folk group The Weavers, and the events leading up to their triumphant return to Carnegie Hall.
The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time
1982 · 5 votes
Film7.6BelgeselTarihFor 200 years, the United States Congress has been one of the country's most important and least understood institutions. In this elegant, thoughtful and often touching portrait, Ken Burns explores the history and promise of this unique American institution. Using historical photographs and newsreels, evocative live footage and interviews with David Broder, Alistair Cooke, Cokie Roberts, Charles McDowell and others, the award-winning film chronicles the personalities, events and issues that have animated the first 200 years of Congress and, in turn, our country.
The Congress
1989 · 5 votes
Film7.0BelgeselIn September of 2004 at the Toronto Film Festival, the Weavers sang together for possibly the last time.
Film10.0DramArthouse portraiture of a disestablishmentarian during his six-year draft dodge.
Windflowers
1968 · 1 votes
Film9.0BelgeselTarihA compelling study of the Hopi that captures their deep spirituality and reveals their integration of art and daily life. Amidst beautiful images of Hopi land and life, a variety of Hopi — a farmer, a religious elder, a grandmother, a painter, a potter, and a weaver — speak about the preservation of the Hopi way. Their philosophy of living in balance and harmony with nature is a model to the Western world of an environmental ethic in action.
Hopi: Songs of the Fourth World
1983 · 1 votes
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Dizi7.9BelgeselSavaş ve PolitikaA documentary on the American Civil War narrated by Ken Burns, covering the secession of the Confederacy to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
The Civil War
1990 · 135 votes
Dizi7.5BelgeselThe little-known story of one of the most compelling political movements and friendships in American history.