88 Days In The Mother Lode: Mark Twain Finds His Voice is the newest documentary from This n' That Films and it is also their best to date. What I appreciate most about this film is how well it strikes a balance between mainstream documentary and academic study. This blend of scholarship and entertainment works perfectly well for telling the story of Samuel Clemens' transition into the character of Mark Twain, and the details of that evolution are presented with due consideration and with no sacrifice to entertainment value. Smart editing and gorgeous cinematography kept me engaged throughout the film. So often Biography docs gloss over the stuff that I really want to know about. It's those details that help me better step inside the shoes of the subject, and get a better feeling for them as a whole. I wish more documentaries took this more detailed approach.
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