Jimmy Carter Man from Plains (2007) 7.0
A chronicle of the former president's tour recent for his book "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid." Director:Jonathan DemmeWriter:Jonathan Demme |
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Jimmy Carter Man from Plains (2007) 7.0
A chronicle of the former president's tour recent for his book "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid." Director:Jonathan DemmeWriter:Jonathan Demme |
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Lillian Carter | ... |
Herself
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| Jimmy Carter | ... |
Himself
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Rosalynn Carter | ... |
Herself
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Elizabeth Hayes | ... |
Herself
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Terry Gross | ... |
Herself
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Carolyn Cole | ... |
Herself - LA Times
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Josh Getlin | ... |
Himself - LA Times
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Jane Ammeson | ... |
Herself - Chicago Tribune
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David Rosenthal | ... |
Himself - Simon and Schuster
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Carolyn Reidy | ... |
Herself - Simon and Schuster
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| Charlie Rose | ... |
Himself
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Diane Rehm | ... |
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Wolf Blitzer | ... |
Himself
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Laura Ertmer | ... |
Herself - intern
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Remington Byer | ... |
Himself - intern
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Late in 2006, President Jimmy Carter tours the U.S. promoting his provocative "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid." Demme's camera follows Carter from city to city, home to Plains (population 635), visiting a Habitat for Humanity site in New Orleans, and talking on radio and TV with Teri Gross, Charlie Rose, Diane Rehm, Jay Leno, Larry King, Wolf Blitzer, Tavis Smiley, and Al Jazeera and Israeli pundits, discussing Palestine's plight and the policies of Israel. Critics speak as well. Between events, Carter talks about Camp David, recent travels, being married, speaking Spanish, and wisdom he learned from Rachel Clark, his nanny. A montage of speeches, awards, and travels ends the film. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
Perhaps this should have been entitled 'The President and His Book' because most of the documentary is about the book tour that Jimmy Carter took when he published his controversial book 'Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid'. We follow Jimmy as he crosses the U.S. to promote his book. Nevertheless we get a very candid and close-up view of this ex-President. He comes off very well - an honest, forthright individual who has accomplished much since he left the Presidency in 1980. Compared to the last 8 years (2000-08), here is man who can express his feelings and fears. I couldn't help but feel as I was watching, that if another, less well known individual had written the same book, the media up-roar over it would have been far less pronounced.