- Language: English
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 1
- ASIN: B00028G752
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
#55,759 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
- #41 in DVD > Art House & International > African American Cinema > Drama
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4.0 out of 5 stars (11 customer reviews)
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
A BEAUTIFUL MOVIE, May 8 2003
By Björn Weizenkeim "Hans Breitmann" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: A Gathering of Old Men (VHS Tape)
This is a very poetic, thoughtful, human, often funny, and altogether well-done movie. I highly recommend it. There is hardly any violence in it, and still it is about violence and discrimination in Louisiana in the 70s. Also, it is a good adaptation of Gaines' novel, A GATHERING OF OLD MEN. I haven't the faintest idea why a person would compare this movie with Ed Wood stuff (see review below) - incredible.
19 of 22 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
There's nothing like the truth., Mar 3 2002
By Clifford - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: A Gathering of Old Men (VHS Tape)
Anyone who doesn't appreciate the effectiveness of this movie has never lived in Louisiana. The complicated relationships between the races is perfectly depicted in the characters of Candy, Mathu, Sheriff Mapes, and the Boutans. The book upon which this movie is based is an outstanding work of reality disguised as fiction. The film version does a creditable job of transferring literature to the screen--that is, until the ending. The movie's conclusion is not as effective as that in the book (A GATHERING OF OLD MEN, by Ernest J. Gaines). All-in-all, however, this one is worth seeing!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Reminder of How Far We've Come..., Feb 25 2008
By D. Williams "DlW..." - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: NEW Gathering Of Old Men (DVD) (DVD)
A Gathering of Old Men is magnificent on many levels. To start with it has an all STAR cast. While you may not have heard of many of the senior Black actors in this movie, make no mistake about it, they all have a long film career. This movie is a must have if you are to have a complete film library of really great films. It depicts a time in American history that should never be forgotten, a transitional time that happened out of site of many, but was important to all. The civil rights era changed many things, but it was the spiritual change that was most significant. A Gathering of Old Men is a tribute to that change in some of the last hold outs of a dark time in American history.
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