Academy Awards, USA 1996
| Nominee Oscar | Best Documentary, Features Steven Ascher Jeanne Jordan |
Artistic License Films
Directed by Jeanne Jordan and Steven Ascher
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(DVD, Wellspring)
A farming family in Iowa falls more and more in debt. The aging couple decides to sell everything but the house and land, which they give to their grown son, and retire to town. A simple story that often feels like a home movie, with the filmmaker's own family the subject. I noticed a thank you to Ross McElwee in the credits, and this owes quite a bit more than camera equipment to him. The attempt to demonize the bank falls flat.
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