Christine Bergstrom, Harold Blankenship, Marianna Hill
A detached TV news cameraman and a warmhearted Appalachian woman are engulfed in a wave of fear and violence during Chicago's 1968 Democratic National Convention, in a style where the lines between a ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: December 11, 2001
Stats: 96 reviews
Part documentary, part love story, Medium Cool is a prime example of American cinema in its ascendancy during the late 1960s/early 1970s. Combining societal, political and cultural commentary with innovative shooting techniques and off-beat editing, Wexler's attack on the growing...( read more)
There are moments of this that are sheer perfection. Almost too good to watch
This is such a low-key look at what Chicago was really like in 1968. The director was clever enough to get the cameraman to shoot the Guardmen at City Hall and a couple of the demonstrations. The closing scene is priceless.
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