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Seen on PBS
Written By: Horton Foote (Academy Award winning screenwriter)
Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Diane Kagan
Directed By: Peter Werner Description: Abe Snopes (Tommy Lee Jones) is a Southern tenant farmer whose unrelenting and violent nature proves to be his undoing in William Faulkner's Barn Burning.
Snopes sets his employer's barn on fire when he thinks he's been treated unfairly. His son, Sarty, is horrified. Snope escapes justice for lack of proof, but he and his family are told to move on. No sooner do they move than Snopes is offended by his new rich employer. Torn between trying to win his father's acceptance and his aversion to what his father will do, Sarty must make a decision and act quickly.
Adpated by Academy Award winning screenwriter Horton Foote, Faulkner's complex world of class divisions and hostile family relationships comes to life through a boy's attempt to liberate himself from hatred and poverty.
DVD Extras: About the Author, Actors' Bios, About the American Short Story Collection, Henry Fonda Intro, Printable Study Guide
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Barn Burning
Starring: Tommy Lee Jones , Diane Kagan , Shawn Whittington , Carolyn Coates , and Michael Riney Director: Peter Werner (III) Manufacturer: Monterey Video ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0002VGSOO Release Date: 2004-11-16 |
Description
Seen on PBSWritten By: Horton Foote (Academy Award winning screenwriter)
Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Diane Kagan
Directed By: Peter Werner Description: Abe Snopes (Tommy Lee Jones) is a Southern tenant farmer whose unrelenting and violent nature proves to be his undoing in William Faulkner's Barn Burning.
Snopes sets his employer's barn on fire when he thinks he's been treated unfairly. His son, Sarty, is horrified. Snope escapes justice for lack of proof, but he and his family are told to move on. No sooner do they move than Snopes is offended by his new rich employer. Torn between trying to win his father's acceptance and his aversion to what his father will do, Sarty must make a decision and act quickly.
Adpated by Academy Award winning screenwriter Horton Foote, Faulkner's complex world of class divisions and hostile family relationships comes to life through a boy's attempt to liberate himself from hatred and poverty.
DVD Extras: About the Author, Actors' Bios, About the American Short Story Collection, Henry Fonda Intro, Printable Study Guide
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JUST READ THE STORY.......2007-05-18
Nicely done yet somewhat bleak story.......2000-11-10
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Charlie Rose with Jan Egeland; Ben Barnes (December 4, 2006)
Manufacturer: Charlie Rose, Inc. ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD ASIN: B000M2DN6Y Release Date: 2006-12-18 |
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First, United Nations Undersecretary-General for Emergency Relief Jan Egeland discusses the U.N.'s role in humanitarian crises and his plans for the future. Then, Ben Barnes, the former lieutenant governor of Texas, discusses his long political career in Texas and Washington, which he writes about in his new memoir, "Barn Burning, Barn Building."DVD:
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