Great Speeches from a Dying World (2007)
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With Great Speeches from a Dying World, documentarist Linas Phillips evokes the despair of the Seattle homeless with an unusual approach. He tells ten individual stories of disenfranchised persons, and then underscores the plight of each by having him or her recite an iconic speech from history that… More With Great Speeches from a Dying World, documentarist Linas Phillips evokes the despair of the Seattle homeless with an unusual approach. He tells ten individual stories of disenfranchised persons, and then underscores the plight of each by having him or her recite an iconic speech from history that reflects on the difficulty of his or her experiences. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
- Directed By
- Linas Phillips
- Genres
- Documentary, Special Interest
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Feb 11, 2009 Wide
- Studio
- Anthology Archives
Critic Reviews
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David Fear, Time Out New York
The film's success in giving the voiceless a platform balances out Phillips's more precocious and pretentious flourishes.
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Stephen Holden, New York Times
Great Speeches From a Dying World is an unsettling documentary portrait gallery of nine homeless people living on the streets of Seattle.
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Nicolas Rapold, Village Voice
In a sense, Phillips's mission is a variation on the tradition of semi-orchestrated socially conscious documentary that stretches back through Lionel Rogosin's On the Bowery and beyond.
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Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times
A moving portrait of homelessness that's honest, respectful, heartbreaking yet warmhearted, and brimming with humanity.
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Avi Offer, NYC Movie Guru
Doesn't solve the issue of homelessness, but at least it captivates your heart by humanizing homeless people and by giving them a voice.
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