Seeing Red (1983 film)

Seeing Red
Seeing Red
Directed by	Jim Klein; Julia Reichert
Produced by	Jim Klein; Julia Reichert
Starring	Bill Bailey; Dorothy Healey; Howard "Stretch" Johnson
Cinematography	Stephen Lighthill; Sandi Sissel; Martin Duckworth
Edited by	James Klein; Julia Reichert
Music by	David K. Dunaway
Distributed by	New Day Films
Release date	1983;
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Seeing Red is a 1983 American documentary film directed by Jim Klein and Julia Reichert.

Synopsis

The documentary film looks at the political activities and activism of Americans who were members or supporters of the American Communist Party. It is one of the first non-fiction films to examine the role of a third political party in the United States.

Reception

In a mixed review, Dan Georgakas wrote in Cineaste that "given the failure of the interviewees to seize the opportunity offered by the filmmakers, seeing Red is unable to penetrate new ideological terrain or reconcile the radical generations. Nevertheless, the film provides a vivid sense of the public life of rank and file Communists of the 1930s and 1940s."^[2] In a negative review for The Nation, Joshua Freeman stated that "the effort is admirable but the results are disappointing. Neither the audience nor those interviewed are given their full due."^[3]

Accolades

It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.^[4]^[5]

References

^ Documentary Winners: 1984 Oscars
^ Georgakas, Dan (1984). "Seeing Red". Cineaste. Vol. 13, no. 2. pp. 27–28. ISSN 0009-7004. ProQuest 222701265. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
^ Freeman, Joshua B. (October 29, 1983). "Films". Nation. 237 (13): 411–413. ISSN 0027-8378.
^ "The 56th Academy Awards (1984) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 9, 2011.
^ "NY Times: Seeing Red". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2011. Archived from the original on February 11, 2011. Retrieved November 16, 2008.

External links

Seeing Red at IMDb
Seeing Red at the TCM Movie Database
Seeing Red at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
Seeing Red at New Day Films

[1] Documentary Winners: 1984 Oscars

[2] Georgakas, Dan (1984). "Seeing Red". Cineaste. Vol. 13, no. 2. pp. 27–28. ISSN 0009-7004. ProQuest 222701265. Retrieved April 18, 2021.

[3] Freeman, Joshua B. (October 29, 1983). "Films". Nation. 237 (13): 411–413. ISSN 0027-8378.

[Oscars1984-4] "The 56th Academy Awards (1984) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 9, 2011.

[NY_Times-5] "NY Times: Seeing Red". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2011. Archived from the original on February 11, 2011. Retrieved November 16, 2008.

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